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Nelson Albert HARDY

Regimental number363
Place of birthNorwich, England
SchoolSt Marks, Lakenham, Norwich, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionProtestant
OccupationButcher
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, 148 Hall Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularMember of C.E.M.S. Wounded at Sulva Bay on 25th April. Killed 23rd August, 1915.
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1915
Place of death or woundingSulva Bay
Date of death23 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 40), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry and Ella HARDY, 148 Hall Road, Norwich, England

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