Harding, Gilbert

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Harding, Gilbert

Service Service Number Number 1494 7356 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 15th August 1918 Gallipoli Peninsula 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, Bailleul, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

Harding, Gilbert

SERVICE NO

7356

UNIT RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

36 yrs 7 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Parramatta, NSW

ADDRESS

Kanwal, via Wyong, NSW

OCCUPATION

Orchardist

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

3 Feb 1917

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Sydney

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Wife;- Edith Harding, Kanwal, via Wyong NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’8½”. Weight-146lbs. Chest-38-40”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Scars both knees, 5 Moles L/Back

RELIGION EMBARKED

10 May 1917 Melbourne Victoria per “Clan Macgillivray”.

DISEMBARKED

26 Jul 1917 Plymouth

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

14 Aug 1918- SW Head, Arms & Legs

DIED

15 Aug 1918- 53rd Casualty Clearing Station

BURIED

Daques (Dacurs) Communal Cemetery Ext. West of Corbie - Pl 4 Row B Gve 33. by F B Thurlow.

MEDALS

British War Medal-56893, Victory Medal-55933. Memorial Plaque & Scroll349465.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

1 Purse, 2 Coins, 2 Letters, Photos, Cards/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Wife.

NSW BDM Birth-1881-13818 reg Parramatta ptns Provis & Elizabeth Marriage- 1905-3233 reg Sydney to Edith Fennell Ancestry.com Parents Provis Harding & Elizabeth Latty. Also see portrait

Gosford Times 29th August 1918 Word has been received that Pte. Gilbert Harding of the 3rd battalion, died of wounds on 15th instant. The deceased soldier was a resident of Kanwal, and was 37 years of age. He leaves a wife and four children, the eldest 11 years and the youngest 19 months, to mourn their loss.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 4245903

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