S11684 / Minature 11523
RADBONE, Harold Reginald
| Service Numbers: | 5138, 5188 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Verdun (Formerly Grunthal), South Australia, 16 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Verdun (Formerly Grunthal), Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Grunthal Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Myrtlebank South Australia, 15 March 1991, aged 96 years |
| Cemetery: |
Stirling District Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Verdun Roll of Honour Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5138, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5138, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 5188, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Harold Reginald Radbone
Name: Harold Reginald Radbone
Service Number: 5138
Place of Birth: Grunthal
Date of Birth: 16 June 1894
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 20 October 1915
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Martha Radbone
Occupation: Gardener
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Harold, commonly known as Reg, enlisted in the 10th Battalion embarking from Adelaide on HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916. He went to France with his battalion on 21 January 1917.
He was deemed medically unfit after several bouts of hospitalisation in France and England. Private Radbone’s War Service Records do not provide any specific details. Reg returned to Australia on the Llanstephan Castle on 15 February 1918 and was discharged on 1 May.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins
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