'On October 3rd the day prior to our assault on the BROODSEINDE Ridge the front line we held was harassed by enemy snipers. Pte. Talbot crawled out to a shell hole in No Mans Land under direct machine gun and snipers' fire, effectively silenced some snipers and kept down the enemy fire on our communications. On the 4th instant though his trench was under heavy shell fire he showed great energy in collecting and bandaging wounded and arranging for their removal to the R.A.P. using German prisoners for this purpose. He displayed courage in digging out buried comrades and his whole conduct throughout the operation evoked the warmest praise of his officers and the admiration of the whole company.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95
Date: 27 June 1918

Regimental number	4276
Place of birth	Marrickville, New South Wales
School	Chapple St Public School, New South Wales
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Boot clicker
Address	51 Brighton Street, Petersham, New South Wales
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	27
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs. M. Talbot, 51 Brighton Street, Petersham, New South Wales
Previous military service	Nil
Enlistment date	23 August 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	4th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/21/4
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	2nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular	Died at No. 21 Casualty Clearing Station, France.
Fate	Died of wounds 10 March 1918
Place of death or wounding	France
Age at death	30
Place of burial	Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 16), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	34
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: James Henry and Margaret TALBOT. Native of Marrickville, New South Wales
Medals	Military Medal 'On October 3rd the day prior to our assault on the BROODSEINDE Ridge the front line we held was harassed by enemy snipers. Pte. Talbot crawled out to a shell hole in No Mans Land under direct machine gun and snipers' fire, effectively silenced some snipers and kept down the enemy fire on our communications. On the 4th instant though his trench was under heavy shell fire he showed great energy in collecting and bandaging wounded and arranging for their removal to the R.A.P. using German prisoners for this purpose. He displayed courage in digging out buried comrades and his whole conduct throughout the operation evoked the warmest praise of his officers and the admiration of the whole company.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: 27 June 1918
Other details	War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Harry TALBOT