James Michael HARDING

HARDING, James Michael

    Service Numbers: 7497, V6477
    Enlisted: 25 June 1917, Geelong, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: Lines of Communication Units
    Born: Mannerim, Victoria, Australia, 15 November 1895
    Home Town: Mannerim, Greater Geelong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Memorials: Mannerim State School & District Roll of Honor, Marcus & Mannerim Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    25 Jun 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7497, 6th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
    4 Aug 1917: Involvement Private, 7497, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    4 Aug 1917: Embarked Private, 7497, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    8 Jun 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7497, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed while in the trenches east of Hazebrouck, France. Evacuated to England.
    13 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7497, 6th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3 March 1919 and discharged as medically unfit (influenza and bronchitis).

    World War 2 Service

    2 Oct 1940: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), V6477, Lines of Communication Units, Private, HQ Vic LOC Area. Enlisted at Royal Park, Vic.
    2 Oct 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V6477
    2 May 1946: Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V6477, Lines of Communication Units, Private, HQ Vic LOC Area.

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    A labourer from Mannerim via Geelong, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Harding embarked with the 25th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles on 4 August 1917.

    Later gassed he was evacuated to England where he subsequently contracted influenza.

    He returned to Australia on 25 April 1919 and was medically discharged. He later served in the Second World War with the Headquarters Victoria Lines of Communication Area.

    Source: AWM

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