Regimental number | 122 |
Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales |
School | Parramatta Public School, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Koramba, Adelaide Parade, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, W Hardcastle, Koramba, Adelaide Parade, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Unspecified Refers to period ending 25 September 1915. |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "In pre-war days excelled in all branches of sport. He enlisted in August, 1914 and sailed with the 4th Battalion, served continuously throughout the Gallipoli Campaign being once wounded. He went to Triva with the Australian Field Artillery and was three times wounded there and was killed by a bomb from an aeroplane near Peronne." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Hancourt British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Cicely HARDCASTLE, "Coramba", Cleland Road, Artarmon, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin; E.G. Young, died on active service. A great number of friends killed. |