HARDIE, David Whyte
| Service Number: | 121 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Belgium, 18 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Steenkerke Belgian Military Cemetery, Belgium |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 121, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 121, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 121, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 121, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to the Royal Flying Corps with rank of 2nd Lieutenant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
2nd Lt. David Whyte Hardie, a native-born Scotsman who had come to Australia to farm in 1909, near Guildford NSW, enlisted with the original 35th Battalion AIF, and left Australia in May 1916.
He was discharged from the AIF on 16 March 1917 to accept a commission with the RFC
Only four days after the death of Hughes he unfortunately became the last victim of Lt. Rudolf Wendelmuth who scored this final 14th victory on the 18 November 1917 at 13.10 hours over Lampernisse, against Hardie’s BF2b of 48th Squadron RFC. The machine was hit, and fell in flames. Lieutenant Hardie jumped from it before it reached the ground, and was killed instantly. The pilot (19 years of age) 2nd Lt. William Sommerville McLaren was terribly burnt, and lived till evening.
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