Retchford, Harold Ernest OW(1910)

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Title2nd Lieutenant Harold Ernest RetchfordBiography

Fine sportsman and Government scholar. Public servant in the Home Affairs department

Birth / Death- Died 05/08/1916First Year at Wesley1910

Identifiers

First NameHaroldMiddle NameErnestLast NameRetchfordGenderMaleCategoryMilitary Service | PeopleSubject (Keyword)World War (1914-1918) World War I World War (1914-1918)

Connections

CollectionMilitary ServiceEventWorld War I

Military Service

Date Enlisted8th May 1915Enlisted Unit21st Battalion, 1st ReinforcementsService DetailOn the HMT Southland, torpedoed in transit to Gallipoli in late August 1915. Killed by machine gun fire during the battle for the Pozieres ridge.Age at Death20Final Unit2nd Pioneer BattalionCemetery / MemorialVillers-Bretonneux MemorialRankSecond Lieutenant

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Retchford, Harold Ernest OW(1910)