Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Glenharding', Harlin, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Silas Harding, 'Glenharding', Harlin, Queensland |
Previous military service | No. 1 Horse Queensland Battery A.F.A. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Artillery |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Has done excellent services particularly in command of the 12th Battery during operations near Luisenhoff Farm on Grid North, where he carried out valuable reconnaissance for observation posts under heavy fire. Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Vaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Silas and Janey HARDING, Harlin, Queensland |