LADD, Harry Matthew
Service Numbers: | 320, V373171 |
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Enlisted: | 25 February 1916 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC) |
Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 10 March 1891 |
Home Town: | Heidelberg, Banyule, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, Victoria |
Occupation: | Labourer & Salesman |
Died: | Illness, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 1 May 1948, aged 57 years |
Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremation - ashes collected |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 320, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
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3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 320, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
3 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 320, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
22 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 320, 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
15 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V373171 | |
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3 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V373171, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC), 6th Battalion VDC |
World War 1 Service
Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal, For bravery in the field |
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Harry Matthew LADD was born in Richmond, Victoria on 10th Marcy, 1891
His parents were Charles Henry Salter LADD & Emily HOLYOAK
He married Hilda Mabel TILLEY on 19th February, 1921
He served in WW1 (SN 320) in the 37th Infantry Battalion, the 45th Infantry Battalion & the 12th Field Artillery Brigade & was discharged on 22nd May, 1919 - he was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in the field
He served in WW2 (SN V373171) in the Volunteer Defence Corp (6th Battalion) and was discharged on 3rd October, 1945
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His brother Edward Wildes HOLYOAK (SN 5094) also served during WW1 and died of wounds in France on 7th April, 1917