KOHLHARDT, Otto Godfrey Charles
| Service Number: | 6838 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Marulan, NSW, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Memorials: | Granville St Mark's Anglican Church Memorial Windows |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6838, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 6838, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 6838, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Annie I KOHLHARDT
Of Wenden, Trongate Street, Granville, NSW
Military Medal
'On the 31st August 1918, near PERONNE, this Non Commissioned Officer was in charge of the signal communications of his battery which had just crossed the SOMME in close support of the attacking infantry. It was of the utmost importance that the communications between the battery and battalion it was supporting were maintained. With great bravery throughout the day under enemy shell fire he supervised and assisted in the maintenance of the line to the battalion and to the Battery Observation Post, setting a splendid example to the other linesmen and telephonists and enabling the closest support to be given to the attacking infantry during their advance.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115
Date: 10 October 1919
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