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William Alfred HARDING

Regimental number2318
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
SchoolWest Brunswick State School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSalesman
Address10 Prentice Street, West Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Charles Harding, 10 Prentice Street, West Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date22 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 June 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, 1918, France
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 3), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
72
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents>: Charles and Elizabeth HARDING, 10 Prentice Street, Brunswick West, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin: John Grieves
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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