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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Pte. Harold Southern
Australian Imperial Force 34th Battalion
from:Leichhardt, New South Wales
Harold and Anne Southern
Harold Southern was the sixth of eight children born to John William and Jane Southern of Leichhardt in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Harold enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces on 16 March 1917 at Sydney Agricultural Showground at the age of 30, joining 34th Battalion, 8th Reinforcements. After a few months in camp, he officially started active service on 16 July 1918 embarking on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne from Sydney and arrived in Liverpool, England on 16 Sept 1918.
- 24.1.1918, Rouelles, France - Marched in ex England.
- 26.1.1918, Rouelles, France - Marched out to Front.
- 28.1.1918, (Field) France - Private taken on strength of 34th Battalion, 8th Reinforcements.
- 27.5.1918, France - Private wounded in action (10th Field Ambulance) - Admitted to France C. C. S. (Casualty Clearing Station) Etretat suffering from gun shot wound to chest and thigh.
- 10.6.1918 - Pte transferred to London
- 11.6.1918, Epson, England - Private admitted to Horton County London War Hospital, Epson suffering from gunshot wound left thigh and penetrating chest, severe.
- 15.7.1918, Dartford, England - Transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford.
Harold was returned to Australia on board the Argyllshire on 9.12.1918. He married Annie Judith Byrne in 1920 in Orange, New South Wales and died only eight years later on 18 Nov 1928 at Allerton Private Hospital, Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill in Sydney with Acute Lobar Pneumonia.
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