Harold Tarlington WARD

Regimental number4231
Date of birth6 January 1888
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressRoyal Farm, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.8
Height5' 11"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Ward, Royal Farm, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 September 1915
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Discharge date12 February 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 1 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit: disordered action of the heart; recurring attacks of vomiting), Brisbane, 12 February 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 July 1968
Age at death80
Place of burialGoondiwindi Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, WARD Harold Tarlington