Regimental number | 1514 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Marrickville Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Printer |
Address | 47 Woods Parade, Manly, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Breedon, 47 Woods Parade, Manly, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 10 April 1915, and posted to 18th Bn, 1st Reinforcements. Wounded on four occasions: Lone Pine, 8 August 1915; Pozieres, 4 August 1916; Menin Road, 20 September 1917; and mortally, Villers-Bretonneux, 9 April 1918. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | St. Pierre Cemetery (Plot X, Row D, Grave No. 2), Amiens, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Sarah BREEDON, 47 Woods' Parade, Manly, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BREEDON Harold |