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EDWARD THOMAS * HARNETT

Date of birth19 May 1891
Other NamesHARNETT, EDWARD THOMAS~
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressMitchell Street, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Joseph Harnett, Mitchell Street, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name17th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
Promotions

Captain


Unit: 17th Battalion
Promotion date: 15 March 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Work near Amiens on 8 August 1918, also on 9 August 1918.
Recommendation date: 20 August 1918

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1919
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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