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SALMON, Harold George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2499, 2499B |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bexlry, Sydney, New South Wales, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Frame Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 27, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St Luke's Church WW1 Honour Roll, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2499, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2499, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2499, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 2499B, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2499B awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Dora Salmon of Ipswich Street, Toowoomba, QLD later known as Dora Clark. Father of Harold Ellenson Salmon
7 April 1917 - allotted 'A' to his service number now 2499A
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal