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Harold George Ivan GIDDINGS

Regimental number28179
Place of birthCronulla, New South Wales
SchoolMarist Brothers, Kogarah, NSW (Catholic)
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStorekeeper
AddressCronulla, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, A Giddings, Cronulla, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date5 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 22, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/132/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Stated to be Harold George Giddings on NR
Place of death or woundingHooge, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death21
Place of burialHooge 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

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