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Gerald Abram HARGRAVE

Date of birth18 November 1886
Place of birthNorth Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
Addressc/- John Forrest, Forrest Chambers, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hilda Mary Hargrave, c/- John Forrest, Forrest Chambers, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on 12 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Promotion date: 23 April 1915

Lieutenant


Promotion date: 1 December 1915

Captain


Promotion date: 1 January 1917

FateReturned to Australia 2 March 1918
Other details

War service: taken on strength, 28th Bn, 23 April 1915. Staff Captain, No. 1A Training Group, AIF Depots in the UK, 1 January-23 July 1917; No. 2 Group, 23 July-25 September 1917.

Wounded in action, 5 November 1917 (gas).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 August 1932

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