BRONSON, Harold James
| Service Number: | 55808 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 16 July 1898 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer / Drover |
| Died: | Influenza and Bronchial Pnuemonia, France, 28 February 1919, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 55808, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 55808, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 28 Feb 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 55808, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 55808 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-02-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Harold James Bronson was the son of Edward Louis BRONSON (c1851-1914) and Eliza WILSON
Eliza died while Harold was oversears on the 17th Oct 1917.
Harry initially enlisted on 4 Aug 1915, at the age of 17. Harry upped his age to 18 and altered his plaace of birth to Melbourne, Victoria on his attestation papers. Harry received a medical discharge on 25th May 1916. The medical officer's view was that Harry was an undersized youth who appeared younger than his declared age.
Harry reenlisted and on the 5th June 1918 departed Sydney, Australia aboard the RMS 'ORONTES'.
He died of Influenza and Bronchial Pnuemonia on the 28th February 1919.
Harry was survived by his older siblings;
Edwin William 1884 - 1959
Emily May Vockins 1888 - 1947
Albert Alfred SN 1516 9th Light Horse Regiment 1890 - 1951
Hurtle George SN 18 27th Battalion 1892 - 1929
Edward Louis SN 1118 32nd Battalion 1893 -
Eveline Ellen Ward 1895 - 1974