Harold Paul VERDON

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Service Number:	5923
Enlisted:	7 February 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mirboo, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Richmond Plains, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Wounds, France, 4 September 1918
Cemetery:	Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu. France Plot 11, Row K, Grave 12. Headstone inscription reads: R.I.P.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

7 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5923, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 5923, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 5923, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
4 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5923, 21st Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the abdomen and loin
4 Sep 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 5923, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5923 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-04

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Son of Stephen Verdon and Bridget Verdon nee Gaffney of Hoddle Street, Richmond North, Victoria later of Victoria Street, Abbotsford, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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