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William Alfred GARDNER

Regimental number6817
Place of birthRock Vale near Armidale, New South Wales
SchoolRock Vale Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWoolbrook via Uralla, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Gardner, Woolbrook via Uralla, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingUnknown
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. 18), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
53
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie GARDNER, Woolbrook, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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