Regimental number | 3731 |
Place of birth | Tipperary, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Transcontinental Line, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 49 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, William Harding, Auckland, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Black Boy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne on HMAT 'Shropshire', 11 May 1917. Admitted to hospital at sea, 13 July 1917; disembarked Plymouth, 19 July 1917. Admitted to Devon Military Hospital, 19 July 1917 (influenza); discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 24 July 1917; marched into Pioneer Training Depot, Fovant, 30 July 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; disembarked Fremantle, 12 November 1917. Discharged Perth, 29 November 1917. Medal: British War Medal |