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HADDON, Aaron Smith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 700 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Merewether, NSW, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Dudley, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dudley Public School, Blackfriars Training College |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) XXII E 10, Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dudley Public School WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 700, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 700, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 700, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 700 awm_unit: 1 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Mary HADDON, Ocean Street, Dudley, New South Wales
PRIVATE A. S. HADDON.
Private A. S. Haddon, reported wounded, is a son of Mrs. Haddon, of Dudley, Newcastle. He is 24 years of age, and lately resided at Redfern. A member of the Y.M.C.A. Soccer team, Private Haddon was previous to enlisting in the employ of Grace Bros.