harding, gilbert

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Harding, Gilbert Service Number 7356

Died of Wounds 15th August 1918 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, Bailleul, France

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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 ENLIST-MENT

Sydney

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Wife;- Edith Harding, Kanwal, via Wyong NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

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 & Scroll- 349465.

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.