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HARDING, Richard Walter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 293, Q226350 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 3 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic and Grazier |
| Died: | Natural Causes, 'The Highlands' Property, Meandarra, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1972, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Area 16, Bed 11, Bed No: 1113, Plot N |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 293, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 293, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 293, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Severely fractured ribs | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 293, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
World War 2 Service
| 17 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q226350, 7th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 9 Aug 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q226350, 7th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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