HARDAKER, Norman Herbert
| Service Number: | 29283 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bombala, New South Wales, Australia, June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Meadowbank, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brickmaker |
| Died: | Multiple wounds to head, back, skull & arm , 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England, United Kingdom, 11 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 4), Surrey, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 29283, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 29283, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 29283, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 29283, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Bullecourt (First), Noreuil, Bullecourt Battle, France. Shrapnel wounds to head, multiple wounds to back, skull & arm. DOW | |
| 11 Jul 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 29283, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 29283 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 11th July......Gunner Norman Herbert Hardaker was born at Bombala, NSW in 1888. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 1st June, 1916 as a 28 year old, married, Brick Machinist (Brick Maker) from Meadow Bank, Sydney, NSW.
Gunner Hardaker arrived in England on 19th November, 1916 for further training then proceeded to France on 2nd January, 1917.
Gunner Hardaker was wounded in action in France on 18th April, 1917. He was invalided to England on 25th April, 1917 on Hospital Ship St. Patrick with shrapnel wounds to head, multiple wounds to back, skull & arm.
Gunner Norman Herbert Hardaker was admitted to 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England on 26th April, 1917 with G.S.W. (gunshot wounds) to head & shoulder. He died at 11.45 am on 11th July, 1917 from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to head.
Gunner Norman Herbert Hardaker was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where 350 other WW1 Australians are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/h.html
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