| Regimental number | 3446 |
| Place of birth | Cairns, Queensland |
| School | State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Peeramon, via Cairns, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, George Bardon, Mooliba, via Cairns, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets (Compulsory Military Training scheme); previously rejected to for military service on the grounds weakness of heart after typhoid |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia while on leave from the front. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Grange Gorman Military Cemetery, Dublin City (Roman Catholic, No. 2), Irish Free States |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Catherine Bardon, Pieramon, Queensland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 12 April 1917, and marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, the same day. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 17 July 1917. Proceeded to unit, 2 August 1917; taken on strength of 47th Bn, in the field, 4 August 1917. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 48th Bn, 28 May 1918. Attached to 12th Bde Headquarters, 10 June 1918. While on leave, admitted to King George V Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 11 October 1918. Died, 13 October 1918. Buried Grange Dublin Gormon Cemetery, 18 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BARDON George |
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