Regimental number | 2612 |
Place of birth | Toowoomba Qld |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, B J Hartland, Brymaroo via Jondaryan, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'During the attack on POLYGON WOOD, east of HOOGE, on 20/21st September, Pte HARTLAND was Stretcher Bearer, During the enemy barrage when the Battalion was in the assembly position, he moved about, regardless of his own safety, bandaging men and placing them in safety. After zero hour, he remained in this danger zone until he had all the casualties away, afterwards reporting to the line and carried on his good work.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |