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HARDWICK, Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX375 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 October 1939, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Unley, SA, 3 July 1917 |
| Home Town: | College Park, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Tailem Bend Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Salisbury North, SA, 2 March 2008, aged 90 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Memorial Drive, Drive D, Path 35, Site 206 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Municipality of St Peters Citizens Who Have Enlisted Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement SX375, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1939: | Involvement Private, SX375, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX375, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 12 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX375, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William John and Mabel Gertrude Hardwick of 21 Baliol Street, College Park, SA. Educated at Tailem Bend, Keith played cricket for the Electric Light Cricket Club. In civilian life he worked as a casual labourer and also at Woodroofe's Factory. Enlisted in October 1939 and trained at Woodside and Ingleburn. He left Australia in May 1940 for England and after several months went to the Middle East and saw service in Tobruk and Palestine and Syria. He was reported missing in Egypt and is believed to be a prisoner of War.
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