Emile Auguste TARDENT MM

TARDENT, Emile Auguste

Service Number: 7359
Enlisted: 16 October 1916, Ipswich, Queensland
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 42nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Nicolaieff, Russia , 2 April 1880
Home Town: Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Crown Lands Ranger
Died: Natural Causes (sudden), Brisbane, Queensland, 1 April 1933, aged 52 years
Cemetery: Balmoral Cemetery, Qld
Memorials: Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War
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World War 1 Service

16 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7359, Ipswich, Queensland
24 Jan 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7359, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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24 Jan 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7359, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
15 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7359, 42nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography

"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 Emll 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)

"DEATH OF MR. E. A. TARDENT, M.M.  WYNNUM, April 3.

The death of Mr. Emlle Auguste Tardent took place suddenly on Saturday afternoon at his residence, Hill-crest Avenue, Wynnum Heights. The deceased was 53 years of age and came to Queensland when a child, with his parents, the late Mr. and. Mrs. Henry A. Tardent, from Switzerland. He served as a Crown lands ranger in the Nanango, Roma, and Ipswich districts until 1914, when he enlisted In the 42nd Battallan, returning In 1918. While on active service he received the Military Medal. On returning to civil life Mr. Tardent received an appointment in the Repatriation Department and for a time was in charge of the Ipswich branch. On resigning he took up work as a Journalist. He Inaugurated the 42nd Battalion Reunion Committee and took a leading part in the formation of the first sub-branch of the K.S.S.I.L.A. in Wynnum. From 1921 to 1924 Mr. Tardent was a representative of the No. 1 ward of the old Wynnum Town Council when the Mayor of the town was the present Lord Mayor of Brisbane (Alderman J. W. Greene). He resided in Wynnum for 13 years. The deceased for a time was a member of the Wynnum and Manly A.H. and I. Society. He leaves a widow, three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Mark Fogarty (Holland Park), Misses Irene and Esme Tardent, Mr. Leslie and Master Donald Tardent, and three grandchildren. The funeral took place this morning to the Bullmba Cemetery." - from the Brisbane Telegraph 03 Apr 1933 (nla.gov.au)

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