Regimental number | 5332 |
Place of birth | Stonehall, Ireland |
Place of birth | West Meath, Ireland |
School | National School, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Post 0ffice, Rosewood, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, N Bardon, Stonehall, Mullingar, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 136), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Nicholas and Margaret Bardon, Stonehall, Crooked Wood, Mullingar, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney on SS 'Hawkes Bay', 20 April 1916; disembarked Egypt, 24 May 1916; joined 15th Bn, 27 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria on HMT 'Transylvania' and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, 8 August 1916; admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 9 August 1916, and transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station (shrapnel wound, right arm); to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 10 August 1916 (right arm amputated). Died of wounds, 12 August 1916. Buried at Boulogne Cemetery Grave No 3739. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARDON Peter Joseph |