Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Wardrop J H Pte 3900 James Hastie 29 Inf Bn 24 Architect and Engineer Single Pres
Address: Ascot Vale, Middle St, 81
Next of Kin: Wardrop, Mrs, Elizabeth, mother, 81 Middle St, Ascot Vale
Enlisted: 18 May 1915
Embarked: A73 Commonwealth 19 Sep 1916
Awards: Military Medal
Relatives on Active Service:
Wardrop-A-H-Pte-2689 brother
Citation for Military Medal
3900 Sapper James Hastie Wardrop and
10899 Sapper Horace George Tichborn,
Signal subsection, Attached 6th Army Brigade, Australian Field Artillery.
On 10th August 1918 at Harbonnieres these men were the Headquarters Linesman on duty on lines to various Units. During the evening the area was subjected to a constant bombardment with bombs by hostile aeroplanes the fire being very demoralising in the vicinity of the village and many casualties being caused to personnel and horses. Throughout the whole period with utter disregard to their personal safety these two men remained out in the open repairing the lines and endeavouring to keep open the communications to the various Units. They did this with utter disregard of personal danger and at the greatest risk and successfully that when the bombing ceased communication was almost immediately restored to the whole of the Group working under the Headquarters. They had previously been brought to notice for good work on the 9th August in maintaining under fire a forward exchange close to the Batteries in the open in a shell hole during the moving fight and which was of the greatest value to the Group. Throughout the recent fighting they have displayed determinations and bravery.
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In 1923 James Wardrop and Phillip Burgoyne Hudson, and entered a competition for the design of the National war memorial, the Shrine of Remembrance, and won. Wardrop also designed the notable Shirley Court at 135 Moooltan St, Travancore.
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall R-Y
Ascot Vale Presbyterian Church
Ascot Vale State School
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours
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