HARDY, James
| Service Number: | 31202 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 October 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 20 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 October 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 31202, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31202, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 31202, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31202, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Passchendaele , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31202 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-26 |
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"HARDY.- Killed in action, October 26, 1917, Gunner James Hardy, beloved and only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hardy, Robina, Alma-avenue, Marrickville, aged 23 years.
HARDY.- Killed in action, October 26, 1917, Gunner James Hardy. Inserted by his sorrowing sisters, Alice, Mary.
Soldier, rest; thy warfare o'er.
HARDY.- Killed in action, October 26, 1917, Gunner James Hardy, dearly loved nephew of C. and A. Hardy, 61 Dickson-street, Newtown.
HARDY.- Killed in action, October 26, 1917, Gunner James Hardy. Inserted by his sincere friends, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Harvey (on active service).
Thy will be done.
HARDY.- Killed in action, October 26, 1917, Gunner James Hardy. Inserted by his sincere friend, Maude Smith.
Though lost to sight, to memory dear." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 16 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"James Hardy, aged 23 years, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hardy, Marrickville, has been killed. He was master at the Whiporie School, North Coast, and was educated at the Sydney Grammar School. For several years he was first lieutenant at Camperdown." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 29 Dec 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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