Harold (Toby) BREEDON

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BREEDON, Harold

Service Number:	1514
Enlisted:	10 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 20 June 1887
Home Town:	Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 9 April 1918, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France Plot X, Row D, Grave No 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW, Marrickville Chapel Street Junior Technical School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales
12 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1514, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1514, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney

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Biography

Cemetery details: St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Picardie, France - (Plot X, Row D, Grave No 2)

ROLL OF HONOUR.

BREEDON.—Died of wounds, in France, Lance-corporal Harold Breedon, April 9, 1918. He died for King and country, and the honour of Australia. Inserted by his sorrowing uncle and aunt, P, and N. Walters, and family.

BREEDON.—Died of wounds, in France, April 9, 1918, Lance-corporal Harold Breedon (Toby), aged 31 years, beloved friend of Mr. and Mrs. Siddins and family, Marrickville. He hath fought the good fight." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 26 Apr 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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