Harold
Joseph
Candy
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Gillingham Candy
and Alice (Freeman) Candy
Brother of
Alfred Roe Candy, Herbert Thomas Candy, Albert William Candy, Hilda Alice (Candy) Lynch, Charles Leo Candy and Dorothy May (Candy) Brown
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 29
in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jul 2023
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Biography
Harold was born in 1892. He was the son of Tom Candy and Alice Freeman. He passed away in 1921.[1]
World War 1 Service 1 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide South Australia Australia 12 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT Medic (A7) 23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 3050, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières 8 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1 Date unknown: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, SN 3050, 27th Infantry Battalion Date unknown: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, SN 3050, 27th Infantry Battalion[2][3][4][5]
Harold Joseph CANDY
Regimental number 3050
Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Packer
Address 185 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Alice Candy, 185 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date 9 August 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/44/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 27th Battalion
Fate Returned to Australia 31 March 1919[6]
CANDY.-On the 4th August, at Adelaide, Harold Joseph, the dearly beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Candy, and brother of Herbert, Charley, Hilda, and Don, aged 29 years. Sadly missed. Requiescat in pace. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #157570247
- ↑ [1]Virtual War Memorial Australia
- ↑ [2]National Archives of Australia
- ↑ [3]National Archives of Australia
- ↑ [4]National Archives of Australia
- ↑ [5]The AIF Project
- ↑ [6]Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Saturday 6 August 1921, page 8
- Births SA District:Adelaide Book:501/224 Year:1892
- Deaths SA District:Adelaide Book:447/589 Year:1921
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