Heber GLADWELL

Regimental number2036
Place of birthKent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGlanville, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 6.25"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Gladwell, Harvey Street, Glanville, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 September 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 20 July 1916
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemtery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 26), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916.

Proceeded to 32nd Bn from 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916.

Found guilty, Moascar, 8 June 1916, of being unshaven on parade: admonished.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Admitted to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, abdomen).

Died of wounds, No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916.

Buried at Bailleul Cemetery by Reverend A. Hooper, 20 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GLADWELL Heber