Harold Breedon

Service number: 1514

Rank: Private [Lance-Corporal at time of death]

Unit: 18th Battalion (Infantry)

Service: Australian Army

Date of death: 9 April 1918

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Cemetery or memorial details: St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France

War Grave Register notes:

BREEDON, Pte. Harold, 1514. 18th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 9th April, 1918. Age 31. Son of Thomas E. and Sarah Breedon, of 47 Woods Parade, Manly, New South Wales. X. D. 2.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Mr Breedon, known as Toby, was born at Redfern, and was a clerk. His grandfather was the late Colonel F A Breedon of the King’s Own Borderers. He enlisted on 10 April 1915, aged 28. He was on active service for three years and was wounded at Gallipoli (8 August 1915), Pozieres (5 August 1916), and Bullecourt (20 September 1917).

He was court-martialled for being AWOL for 25 days from 21 December 1917 to 16 January 1918; his sentence of 90 days’ field punishment was remitted. SMH 25 April 1918 has death notice.