S2891 / S9478
HADDY, Horace Bertram
| Service Numbers: | 508, S70105 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, SA, 11 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | University of Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 22 March 1964, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Sutton Court, Wall 3 Niche E008 Memorial ID: 151296702 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 508, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 508, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Imprisoned Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 508, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, S70105 | |
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| 2 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 2 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, S70105 | |
| 3 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 508, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Horace Bertram Haddy was born on May 11, 1893 in Mount Gambier, South Australia. He is the son of Mrs E M Haddy. Information is lacking around the details of his father. He grew up in South Australia, eventually going the University of Adelaide and appearing on the junior examination Honour Roll (Trove, 1908).
Haddy enlisted on the 5th of July 1915 at the age of 22. He had previously served 6 months in the senior cadet’s 1st battalion. After going to Egypt for training and getting promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal, he was sent off to participate in the Battle of Fromelles with the 32nd Infantry Battalion, Company B. On the 20th of July 1916, he was reported missing and then subsequently captured by Germans. After being transferred to a POW camp in Holland, the war ended, and he was sent to England and then discharged.
There is also evidence to prove that he participated in WWII (1939 - 1945). There is information that suggests this as there is an enlistment date and a new service number. However, there is no other information that can help tell this part of his story.
He died on the 22 March 1964. His grave is located at the Centennial Park Cemetery, Sutton Court, Wall 3 Niche E008 Memorial ID: 151296702