HAIDON, William Charles
| Service Number: | 12387 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Worcester, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of illness. , Neerim, Australia , 1934 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Oakleigh Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 12387, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 12387, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 12387, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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William Charles Haidon was born in the year 1890, in his hometown, Worcester, England. He was the only son of Joseph Haidon and Mary Morris Haidon who lived a poor but happy life. Charles worked as labourer before Enlistment and was married to Mrs V Haiden. When war broke out it wasn't long before William was feeling some pressure to enlist. Haidon chose to join the army during the first world war probably because he had feelings of patriotism and a desire for adventure and other motives. Charles was joining the army as an opportunity to see the world and a chance to go fight for their county and rights. Haiden was enlisted on 14 October 1915, Claremont, Tasmania as a gunner at the age of twenty-six.
After enlisting in the A.I.F, Haiden's unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916. When William Haidon arrived in Alexandria, he was then taken on strength on the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, 29 February 1916. William was shortly taken on strength by the 6th Field Artillery Brigade, 9 March 1916 where he was posted to 17th Battery. After William's service, he then embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force on the 17 March 1916.
William Charles Haidon then fell seriously ill on the 28 March 1918 and was admitted to the 5th Australian Field Ambulance. Thanks to the doctors and nurses, he was lucky enough to be discharged on the 1 April 1918. After his recovery he marched out to the Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill, 29 June 1918 and was soon commissioned as a Reserve Brigade on the 26 July 1918. He then chose to proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1918, where he rejoined his old unit, 3 December 1918.
Haidon left France and commenced his return to Australia on board HT Chemnitz, 7 July 1919. A year after William Charles Haidon joined the A.I.F. he was awarded the War Medal and victory medal for his for his bravery and gallantry during an attack on their trenches.
William Charles Haidon died in 1934 in Neerim, Australia at the age of 44 due to natural causes.