| Regimental number | 508 |
| Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Powell Street, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E M Haddy, Powell Street, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 months in the 1st Bn, Senior Cadets (Volunteers). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Promoted Temporary Corporal, Tel el Kebir, 21 March 1916; reverted to Lance Corporal, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Promoted Corporal, 26 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported Missing, 20 July 1916; subsequently reported Prisoner of War in Germany, captured at Fleurbaix. Transferred to Holland for internment; arrived Holland, 13 June 1918. Arrived Ripon, England, 18 November 1918; London, 20 November 1918. Granted furlough, to report to AIF Headquarters, 20 December 1918; leave extended until 28 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 24 April 1919. War service: 3 years 294 days (of which 3 years 112 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HADDY Horace Bertram
Red Cross File No 1240104 |
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