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Harold Joseph BELFORD

Regimental number25573
Place of birthMoree New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrazier
AddressBelmore, Moree, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Belford, Belmore, Moree, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 11, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/38/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 29 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGNR
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 1 February 1916 and posted to Artillery Reinforcements as a gunner. Taken on strength, 5th Battalion, 24 December 1916.
FateDied as a result of accident 28 June 1917
Date of death28 June 1917
Age at death25
Place of burialBeauval Communal Cemetery (Row G, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3528 Pte Fergus BELFORD, 7th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 27 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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