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GARDNER, Joseph William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11475 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1915, Place of enlistment - Holdsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metal Polisher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 18 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Plot I, Row B, Grave 4, Franvillers Communal Cemetery, Franvillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11475, 9th Depot Battalion, Place of enlistment - Holdsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 11475, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked on RMS Osterley from Sydney on 15th January 1916. | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner | |
| 19 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Transferred 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 27 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11475, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Died of wounds |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of George and Frances Gardner; husband of Frances Mary Gardner, of 29, Perouse Rd., Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Albury, New South Wales.