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GARDNER, Eric Wilberforce
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V281113 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 October 1914 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardnener |
| Died: | Accidental, Bougainville, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 24 September 1945, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C1 C 18 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Chapel 26th Infantry Battalion Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V281113, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 5 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V281113, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William and Margaret Anne Gardner; husband of Beth Florence Gardner, of Elsternwick, Victoria.
HIS DUTY NOBLY AND FEARLESSLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED
GARDNER.—V281113 Pte. Eric W. Gardner.
Killed Bougainville, September, 1945, eldest son of Margaret and the late William Gardner.
Soldier, rest, thy warfare o'er; dream
of battlefields no more; no tears tomorrow
in that land of rest. God giveth gladness
when He wipes the tears.
(Inserted by his loving mother.)