GLIDDON, Herbert
| Service Number: | 2097 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Club Steward |
| Died: | Cannington, Perth, Western Australia, 21 March 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2097, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2097, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2097, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 22 Mar 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, 'conspicuous gallantry under heavy enemy fire...' | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2097, 44th Infantry Battalion, per Konigan Luise to Melbourne | |
| 10 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2097, 44th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Bertie was the only child of John Maddock (b1870 in Devon, England) and Hannah Jane Smith (b1873 in Perth, WA). John (a Labourer) and Hannah married in 1889 in Perth WA - John had immigrated with his parents in 1886, arriving in Fremantle WA on board the Otago. John and Hannah Divorced in 1890 and Hannah remarried Arthur James Gliddon. Arthur raised Bertie as his own child - Berite used the Gliddon surname. Arthur served in WWI (Private; Service No:2028).
Bertie was working as a Club Steward in Perth WA when he enlsited in the AIF in 1916 (Private; Service No:2097). He served with 44th Infantry Battalion and was awarded the Military Medal in March 1919 (London Gazette 20 August 1919, p10585 position 30; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 11 December 1919, page 2373 position 19). The Recommendation (Australian War Memorial) states 'Private Gliddon was particularly conspicuous for his gallantry under heavy enemy fire during the operations near Hamel on 4th July 1918, and on the attack on the Hindenberg line from 29th September to 3rd October 1918. His runs most frequently took him to Platoons in the forward line and have frequently been over open ground subject to heavy Machine Gun and shell fire. This soldier has acted as a Battalion runner since the 21st March 1917. He took part in the operations at Messines, Varsertor, Ypres and in the whole of the operations along the Somme from March 1918 until the attack on the Hindenberg Line. He has throughout proved himself a most reliable runner, with great determination and resource and an utter disregard of personal safety'.
Early in 1917 Bertie received notice that his mother had drowned whilst swimming in the Swan River at Applecross - Arthur returned to Perth. Bertie was Discharged in September 1919.
Bertie settled in Perth WA and was working as a Sign Writier when he married Jean Belcher (b1905) in 1929. They settled in Victoria Park, Perth WA where Bertie continued working as a Sign Writer until his death in 1958. Jean died in 1992.
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