James Edward Hebden RADFORD

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RADFORD, James Edward Hebden

Service Number:	175
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Kensington, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nhill, Victoria, December 1895
Home Town:	Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Petersham Superior Public School
Occupation:	Auctioneer's clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, Malta, 22 August 1915
Cemetery:	Pieta Military Cemetery Grave reference: A. VIII. 1., Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 175, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Kensington, New South Wales
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 175, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 175, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 175, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
1 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 175, 3rd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

"...175 Private James Edward Hebden Radford, 3rd Battalion, of Summer Hill, NSW. A furniture salesman prior to enlisting in August 1914, Pte Radford embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Euripides (A14) on 19 October 1914. His unit took part in the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Pte Radford was appointed Lance Corporal (L Cpl) on 1 May 1915. He was wounded in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, on 12 August 1915 and died in Malta on 22 August 1915, aged 19." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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