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Harold Gladstone COURTNEY

Regimental number2270
Place of birthTenterfield, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.6
Height5' 7.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Josephine Fraser, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of heart)
Enlistment date2 November 1915
Place of enlistmentGoondiwindi, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 2, Squadron 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/3/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Remount Unit
FateReturned to Australia 12 July 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date24 September 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3625 Pte David COURTNEY, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 September 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Port Darwin', 12 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Brisbane, 24 September 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 November 1962
SourcesNAA: B2455, COURTNEY Harold Gladstone

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