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Gilbert Holmes HARDING

Regimental number3731
Place of birthTipperary, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressTranscontinental Line, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation49
Height5' 8"
Weight174 lbs
Next of kinBrother, William Harding, Auckland, New Zealand
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 February 1917
Place of enlistmentBlack Boy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 September 1917
Discharge date29 November 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne on HMAT 'Shropshire', 11 May 1917.

Admitted to hospital at sea, 13 July 1917; disembarked Plymouth, 19 July 1917.

Admitted to Devon Military Hospital, 19 July 1917 (influenza); discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 24 July 1917; marched into Pioneer Training Depot, Fovant, 30 July 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 August 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; disembarked Fremantle, 12 November 1917. Discharged Perth, 29 November 1917.

Medal: British War Medal

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