MACBRIDE, Hemoana William Charles
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1912 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | Staff Corps |
| Born: | Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales, 1 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Army Officer |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonia), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 27 January 1941, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Cremated at Eastern Suburbs Crematorium, Botany and ashes scattered at sea. (GRM/2*). |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jan 1912: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Siege Artillery Brigade, 1st Australian Siege Battery | |
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| 16 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Beltana from Sydney | |
| 10 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, Siege Artillery Brigade | |
| 8 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel | |
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| 27 Jan 1941: | Involvement Officer, Staff Corps, School of Artillery, Australian Staff Corp |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Lieutenant Colonel MacBride was 48 and completed his military career with the Staff Corps Australian Headquarters
He was accepted,after research, for commemoration as war dead on 24/02/2012
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hemoana William Charles MacBRIDE was born in Forest Lodge in Sydney on 1st January, 1892
His parents were John Charles David MacBRIDE and Harriet Elizabeth POOLMAN who married in Sydney in 1891
He enlisted originally on 1st July, 1912 with the Army and served for 5 years under a Commission in the RAGA and was still serving when he enlisted for WW1 on 11th June, 1917 as a Lieutenant with the 1st Australian Siege Battery - he embarked on 16th June, 1917 on the HMAT Beltana from Sydney
He was promoted to Captain on 10th July, 1918 and to Adjutant on 22nd October, 1918
He married Doris Pirie JOHNSTON in the All Saints Church, Kensington, London on 28th June 1919 & returned to Australia on 1st December, 1919 and his appointment was terminated on 8th January, 1920
He enlisted in the Citizens Military Forces to serve in WW2 (date unknown) and was a Lieutenant Colonel with the School of Artillery, Australian Staff Corp. Head Quarters
He died on 27th January, 1941 at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney of pneumonia and was cremated in the Eastern Suburbs Crematorium (Botany)
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