Coming Soon.
HARTLAND, Albert William Wooderson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 459 |
---|---|
Enlisted: | 17 January 1916 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Holmesville, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, August 1892 |
Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia, 7 December 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 459, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
---|---|---|
1 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 459, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
1 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 459, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
17 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
15 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
24 Oct 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Distinguished Service 22nd Sept 1917 to 24th Feb 1918 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). | |
2 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
12 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
20 May 1920: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, 'For continuous good service during the period 16 September to 11 November, 1918. He has fought with his unit at Messines, Passchendaele, and Villers-Bretonneux. He was conspicuously cool under fire, and was of great service to his company commander.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 42 Date: 20 May 1920 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Albert William Wooderson Hartland's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story