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WARD, Harry Dixon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3750, Q120051 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 March 1917, Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Detention Barracks |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 6 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | North Arm, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer / later - Taxi Driver |
| Died: | 1. (a) Coronary Occlusion [Heart Attack]. (b) Angina Pectoris. (c) Arteriosclerosis & Hypertension. 2. Diabetes, General Repatriation Hospital - Greenslopes, Brisbane Region, Queensland, 17 December 1977, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Memorial Location: Columbarium 1/Section 12. Interred together with his-Wife: Mary Ward. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3750, 49th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, QLD, Australia | |
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| 1 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3750, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' (NAA, Pg-4) | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3750, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 21 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3750, 49th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-4) |
World War 2 Service
| 29 May 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, Q120051, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld) | |
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| 29 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q120051, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld), Brisbane, QLD, Australia | |
| 3 Jan 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld), (NAA, Pg-7) | |
| 17 Jan 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld), (NAA, Pg-7) | |
| 10 Jul 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld), (NAA, Pg-7) | |
| 24 Feb 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, Q120051, Detention Barracks, (NAA, Pg-8) | |
| 15 Mar 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, Q120051, Detention Barracks |
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