TARDENT, Jules Louis
| Service Numbers: | 357, 1204, Q371, Q144114 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1915, Kingaroy, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Recruit Reception Depot |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, 9 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor's assistant |
| Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, 11 November 1982, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 357, Kingaroy, Queensland | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 357, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Brisbane | |
| 2 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 357, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 357, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1204, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1204, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Lieutenant, Q371, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 18 Jun 1942: | Discharged Captain, Q371, HQ Northern Command | |
| 22 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Captain, Q144114, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 11 Nov 1944: | Discharged Captain, Q144114, Recruit Reception Depot |
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Returned to Australia suffering Enteric Fever on 14 Jan 1915.
Returned to duty on 08 May 1916 with SERN 1204 4th Light Horse
"THE BROTHERS TARDENT.
First Lieutenant Jules L. Tardent, of the 42nd Battalion, was awarded by the French military authorities the Croix de Guerre, with the following mention: A distinguished and brilliant officer. Detached as a liaison officer, in the first firing line with the 3rd Regiment of Zouaves. Has acquitted himself of his mission with the greatest distinction, giving in all circumstances proofs of an intelligent activity and a smiling courage."
On the right his brother, Corporal Emil A. Tardent (wounded), awarded Military Medal "for bravery and gallantry in action." The above photo, of two gallant sons of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tardent, of Wynnum, was taken recently at the Weymouth Military Hospital, England." - from the Queenslander 18 Jan 1919 (nla.gov.au)
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