John HARDING MC

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	28 December 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	9th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, March 1886
Home Town:	Gordon, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Occupation:	Quantity surveyor
Memorials:	Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll

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28 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Field Company Engineers
5 Jul 1916:	Involvement 9th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
5 Jul 1916:	Embarked 9th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ajana, Sydney
1 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Field Company Engineers
27 Nov 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, German Spring Offensive 1918, At Vaira-Bouzencourt, France 4-8th April, 1918: 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during two nights, when he superintended the construction of bridges across a river under most trying conditions, and with an utter disregard for shell fire, and it was owing to his fine courage and example that the work was so successfully carried out. It was of paramount importance, as a ferry, the only communication across, had been destroyed by shell fire.'
26 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Field Company Engineers

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