HARDING, John Elias
| Service Number: | 30614 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Balaklava, South Australia, 23 October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mannum, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Meningitis, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, West Africa, 12 January 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery, Sierra Leone |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 30614, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 30614, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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"THE LATE DRIVER HARDING.
Mrs. J. E. Harding has received word that her husband died of meningitis at Freetown, West Africa, on January 12, as he was proceeding to the front. Driver Harding was born at Cameron, and spent most of his life farming at Boowilla and Willunga. He took an active interest in the sports and shows of the district in which he resided, and was much sought after by the local sports committees. He was the third son of Mr. G. Harding, of Morgan-street, West Hindmarsh. Driver Harding was 29 years of age. He left a widow and two youug children. The widow is residing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Greenshields, at Mannum." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 03 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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