Regimental number | 190 |
Place of birth | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Paddington Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Jewish |
Occupation | Jeweller |
Address | 27 Stewart Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Victor Hart, 27 Stewart Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as a Naval Cadet. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Will you if possible please inscribe the Hebrew letters on the Star of David as per Circular.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 20.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 48), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Victor and Rae HART, 'Jocelyn', Murriverre Road, Bondi, New South Wales. Native of Carlton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1590 Pte Frederick Felix RAPHAEL, 21st Bn, killed in action, 15 November 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 1280909, 206 C.J. KIDDLE, 30th Bn (patient, No 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick), 15 May 1917: 'I saw his dead body on the evening of 19.7.16, about 8.30 p.m. lying about half way across No Man's Land, between our and the German front lines ... I could see that he had been shot through the head, and he must have been killed outright. I was hit the next day, and do not know if he was buried.' Second statement, 1302 A.J. LANGBEIN, 30th Bn, 21 May 1917: 'I saw him lying dead, badly cut up by shell in No-Man's-Land at Fromelles as we were attacking. There was no chance of burial.' Third statement: Sergeant [Corporal? 827] W.J. BURNS, 30th Bn, 3 August 1919: 'Witness saw everything. They had just "hopped over" the purpose being to dig a sap in No Man's Land. Casualty was about 5 yards in front wearing his tin hat with the strap at the back of the head. He was struck on the hat at the back of the head by a piece of shell. Death was instantaneous. Owing to circumstances it was impossible to bury him and witness cannot say if this was done later.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HART Joseph
Red Cross file 1280909 |