Herbert Benjamin GARDNER

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GARDNER, Herbert Benjamin

Service Number:	1297
Enlisted:	1 March 1916, An original of D Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Majorca, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Snake Valley, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling:	Snake Valley State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 21 February 1917
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 7, Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallinduc War Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1297, 39th Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1297, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1297, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Bert Gardner was the son of Edward Benjamin and Sarah Ann Gardner, of Snake Valley, Victoria. He was one of 8 children, three of whom died serving with the AIF during WW1.

His older brother 3067 Lce. Cpl. Albert Edward Gardner 58th Battalion was killed at Bullecourt 12 May 1917 and another brother 5091 Pte. Alfred Morris Gardner 8th Battalion was killed in action 9 August 1918, aged 22.

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