Herbert Thomas HARDING

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HARDING, Herbert Thomas

Service Number:	106
Enlisted:	20 June 1915, at Keswick
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Glenelg, South Australia, October 1893
Home Town:	Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ironmoulder
Died:	6 July 1963, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Glenelg Uniting Church WW1 Honour Board, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Marion District Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

20 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 106, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 106, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 106, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
30 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 106, 5th Pioneer Battalion, SW left thigh
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 106

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Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School

Herbert Thomas Harding was a brave young man who enlisted in the AIF on 20th of July 1915 and joined the 32nd Battalion. Throughout his fighting career he remained as a private. He was wounded in action on 30 January 1917, in France, after he had joined the 5th Pioneer Battalion. He returned to Australia on 13th of April 1919. Herbert sadly passed away on 6th of July 1963.

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