HART W.B.

Given Names:  William Boden

Service Number:  2687

Unit:  60th Battalion, 6th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  18 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5¼ In                  

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  33-35½ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  31/3/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Francis Hart

Covallie', 97 Princess Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Unit:  60th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  49138

Victory Medal:  48537

Other:    

BIRTH

Date or Year:  31/8/1897

Place:  Middle Park, Victoria                    

Father:  Francis John Henning HART       

Mother:  Alice Mary FILLING

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 26/3/1917                          

Place: No. 11 Stationery Hospital, France 

Burial:  St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 14/3/1917 near Bapaume, Somme Sector; gun shot wound, severe compound fracture to left thigh (septic; amputated)

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew State School

Trinity Grammar

Kew Presbyterian Church

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 319385

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS