LLOYD, Harold George
| Service Number: | 6530 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 27 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Lockhart, Lockhart, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-les-Cambrai |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6530, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6530, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6530, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Hermies lies in open rolling country and was a fiercely defended town surrounded by wire entanglements. The task of capturing Hermies fell to the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 1st Division. They attacked under cover of darkness and commencing the attack in the early hours of 9 April 1917. They immediately came under heavy machine gun and rifle fire and Private Lloyd was seen to be killed instantly by multiple bullet wounds shortly after the start of the advance. The attack was a success as the Australians fought their way through Hermies during the daylight hours gradually eliminating the many German machine gun posts until all the defenders of Hermies were either killed or captured.
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