Lyndon John HORNHARDT

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HORNHARDT, Lyndon John

Service Number:	831
Enlisted:	19 August 1914
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Divisional Train
Born:	Cowell, Franklin Harbour - South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Memorials:	Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Driver, 831, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Driver, 831, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Medic, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 831

Longest serving soldier from the district

Lyndon's surname is actually Hornhardt. The T was left off his name until the last few pages of his personnel papers. He signed his name without the T until then but later added the T.
His family had settled in the district prior to WW1. His parents were Olive and William (Oddie) Hornhardt He was husband of Florence and father of Shirley, Murray and Maxine.
Lyndon survived Gallipoli, Egypt and France for well over 4 years. He served 19/8/1914 to 28/3/1919 and is reported to have been the longest serving soldier WW1 from the District of Franklin HArbour.

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