On August 12, 1915, Harold volunteered -- at Toowoomba -- for service in the Australian Imperial Forces during World War I. He listed his occupation as a "Grocer".
He became a member of the 42nd Battalion, the Australian Infantry, and he died at the Ypres Salient, Belgium, on August 1, 1917.[2][3]
Sources
↑Queensland Government, Family History Research: Birth registration number: 1895/C/2806; Name: Harold Ernest Daniel; Date of Birth: 15/08/1895; Father: Ebenezer Daniel; Mother: Leah Elizabeth Neale
↑Queensland Government, Family History Research: Death registration number: 1922/F/2084; Name: Harold Ernest Daniel; Date of Death: 01/08/1917; Father: Ebenezer Daniel; Mother: Leah Elizabeth Neale
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 June 2022), memorial page for Private Harold Ernest Daniel (15 Feb 1896–1 Aug 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #11988656, citing Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium ; Maintained by Digger (contributor 50072026).
Roll of Honour. (Australian War Memorial, http://www.awm.gov.au : accessed 27 Apr 2023) Harold Ernest Daniel Service number 549, Rank: Private, Unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Date of death 1 Aug 1917, Place of death Belgium, Cause of death: Killed in action, Age at death: 22, Memorial: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
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