Michael Francis HARDIMAN

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HARDIMAN, Michael Francis

Service Number:	4035
Enlisted:	14 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Mitiamo, Victoria, Australia, 1877
Home Town:	Mitiamo, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Mitiamo State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 October 1918
Cemetery:	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 19,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Mitiamo War Memorial, Pyramid Hill RSL Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

14 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4035, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Bendigo, Vic.
25 May 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 4035, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 4035, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 4035, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
25 May 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 4035, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
19 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 4035, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Mine Gas. Rejoined unit 23 March 1917.
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4035, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Battle of Messines
4 Oct 1918:	Involvement Sapper, 4035, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4035 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-10-04

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

4035 Sapper Michael Francis Hardiman embarked for overseas from Melbourne aboard HMAT Warilda. While serving with the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company in France, he was wounded in action on 19 March 1917. He returned to his unit and was killed in action on 4 October 1918. Sapper Hardiman is buried at the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, between Cambrai and St Quentin, France.

Source: AWM

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Brother: 1660 Corporal Denis Daniel HARDIMAN, 8th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 3 May 1918.

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