Regimental number | 28179 |
Place of birth | Cronulla, New South Wales |
School | Marist Brothers, Kogarah, NSW (Catholic) |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Storekeeper |
Address | Cronulla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, A Giddings, Cronulla, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 22, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/132/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Harold George Giddings on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Hooge, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 9), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert and Agnes GIDDINGS, Cronulla, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |