LUNDSTEN, Harrold
| Service Number: | 6286 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peep Hill, South Australia, 2 April 1900 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Dominican Convent, Kapunda, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Porter, SAR |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 16 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens WW1 Plaque, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6286, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6286, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide |
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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Kapunda Herald (SA: 1878 - 1951) Friday 18 May 1917
For King and Country
The big Union Jack at half-mast over the Kapunda Branch of the Bank of Adelaide on Tuesday, told the residents that another of their brave lads had paid the supreme sacrifice for King and Country. During the day, Mr. W. Lundsten was informed by the military authorities, through the medium of the Rev. G. Williams, that his younger son, Pte. Harold Lundsten, had been killed in action in France. The deceased soldier was only 17 years of age, but was of magnificent physique, standing 6 feet high, and built proportionately. He was born at Hansborough, where he spent his early days, and received his education there and afterwards at the Dominican Convent in Kapunda. He was employed in Messrs. Hawke & Co.'s foundry at Kapunda for some time, and after leaving there he was successful in entering the Railway Service, and when he enlisted last year was stationed at Semaphore as junior porter. His elder and only brother, Pte. Wm. Lundsten, is also at the front.
The late soldier was of a quiet and unas suming disposition, and had a host of friends here. An incident is recalled by his death. He and his brother were farewelled in the Kapunda Council Chamber, before leaving for the front, and a present in the shape of an accordion was presented to the younger brother. When asked to play it, with a true patriotic spirit, he struck up the National Anthem. All flags in Kapunda were flying at half- mast on Wednesday in his honour.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124988796
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