John Henry Hart

Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known
Place of Birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Death	23 Jul 1946
Place of Death	Serpentine, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	32 years, 5 months
Description	5'6" (1.m) tall' weight 130 lbs (kg); fresh complexion, brown eyes, fair hair.
Occupation	farmer
Religion	Presbyterian
Address	Ashley Grove, Serpentine, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Aunt Mrs Ada Murray Daskein Miller
Military Information
Reg Number	3263
Date of Enlistment	28 Aug 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	9th Light Horse Regiment, 26th reinforcement transfer to 1st Signal Squadron (Australian Pack Wireless Section)
Date of Embarkation to Bombay	26 Feb 1917 - 18 Mar 1917
Ship Embarked On	RMS Morea
Date of Embarkation to Port Suez	18 Mar 1917 - 4 Apr 1917
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A47 Mashobra
Date of Return	26 Jul 1919 - 22 Aug 1919
Ship Returned On	HMT Burma
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument	Serpentine
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Electoral Roll entries - 1910 - 1916 Ashley Grove, Serpentine, labourer.

War Service

Enlisted in Perth, but embarked for Egypt from Adelaide. Entered camp on 28 Aug 1916 and on 6 Sep 1916 sent to a mounted training depot before being allocated to the 26th reinforcement draft for the 9th Light Horse.

On arrival in Egypt marched in to the Details Camp at Moascar, and on 4 May 1917 he was transferred to C Troop of the 1st Signals Squadron, serving at the AIF HQs in Cairo. The next day he was allocated a Driver's role within the unit, before again transferring this time on 4 Aug 1917 to the Australian Pack Wireless Section

In Dec 1917 he was ill with pleurisy, and treated by the 35th casualty Clearing Station before being passed to the 43rd Stationary Hospital at Kilo 151, and then the 24th Stationary Hospital in Kantara (El Quantara), and finally the 14th General Hospital in Abbassia. February was spent in rest camps before a posting to signals base in Moascar in Mar 1918. On 13 Jul 1918 he was posted to 2 Signals Squadron and allocated to 4 Signals Troop and again performed to role of driver.

Ill with VD on 29 Nov 1918 he was treated by the 5th Light Horse Field Ambulance and evacuated from West Beirut aboard HMAT A62 Wandilla operating as HMHS Wandilla on to the 17th General Hospital at Alexandria. Following treatment he was released to the 32nd Casualty Clearing Station before rejoining the Signals Training Unit at Moascar on 22 Jan 1919. Total ineffective period was 55 days.

On 22 Mar 1919 he was again with the 2nd Signals Squadron at Moascar, but by 24 May 1919 he again was hospitalised, this time with debility (pleurisy), remaining under care until 28 Jun 1919. Discharged 5th Military District 29 Sep 1919.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries - 1922 - 1946 farmer, Serpentine