Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Garford R Pte 1138 Robert 14 Inf Bn 23 Driver Single Pres
Address: Camberwell East, Spencer Rd
Next of Kin: Galley, J, Mrs, Manyard Rd, Canterbury
Enlisted: 14 Sep 1914
Embarked: A38 Ulysses 22 Dec 1914
Awards: Military Medal
SAVED BY A POCKET-BOOK.
This photograph show a the pocket-book car-
ried by Private R Garford at the Dardanelles,
with the bullet which pierced half - way
through it and remained embedded in the leaves
of his diary. Undoubtedly the book, which
was in his left-hand breast pocket, saved his
life. The book was presented to him at
Moonee Ponds prior to his departure. The
dented bullet is shown in the inset, slightly
less than its real size.
No title. (1915, July 21). The Argus
(Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 7.
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Recommendation for Military Medal
2nd Aust Div Signal Coy 1138 Sapper Robert GARFORD
At CLERY, near MT ST QUENTIN, on the 31st of August 1918, this soldier was engaged as a linesman at the Brigade Forward Station. Throughout the day forward lines were repeatedly broken by enemy shellfire. Despite this Sapper Garford, with very conspicuous coolness, patrolled the lines from end to end repairing one break after another.
His untiring efforts were responsible for the constant maintenance of communications from the Brigade Station to the Battalions.
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Mentioned in this publication:
History of the 14th Battalion, AIF, by Newton Wanliss, 1929
POZIERES RIDGE. 1916—August 6 to August 16
Great and strenuous work, under most trying conditions, was rendered by the stretcher-bearers during the week of battle. The battalion R.M.O. (Capt. R Work of Che Winn) worked in a sap at the entrance to the Stretcher-Bearers dugout occupied by Battalion Headquarters On the Peninsula only four stretcher-bearers had been allotted to each company, but at Pozieres Ridge this number was largely increased, and amounted to no less than forty-five stretcher-bearers (including the band and five medical orderlies), in addition to sixteen partly trained men whose services were utilised when occasion required. Sgt. Gus Harris, the N.C.O. in charge, was, as ever, bravery and efficiency personified, whilst the following were specially mentioned for their work:—Ptes. D. H Fraser, R. Garford, S Henshall, S A Markham, A. R. Dodemaide, and T. V. Hughes. p 147
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall F-L
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours
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