Russian AnzacsEmile Auguste Tardent
| Born | 9.04.1880 |
|---|---|
| Place | Nikolaev, Ukraine |
| Ethnic origin | Swiss |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Father | Henry Alexis Tardent |
| Mother | Hortense Tardent |
| Family | Wife Marguerite Agnes Eva (nèe Doyle) Tardent, married 1908, Qld; children Enid Margaret b. 1909, Leslie Vivian b. 1911, Irene May b. 1913, Esme Agnes b. 1914, Ronald b. 1922 |
| Contacts | Emile Auguste's brothers and cousin born in Australia who served in the AIF: Edward Felix Tardent (KIA), Jules Louis Tardent, Oswald Urban Tardent (KIA) |
| Arrived at Australia |
from London on 10.12.1887 per Orient disembarked at Sydney |
| Residence before enlistment | Brassall, Ipswich, Nanago, Qld |
| Occupation | Labourer, land ranger at Nanango; 1920 journalist |
| Naturalisation | 1899 (Queensland) |
| Residence after the war | Ipswich, Wynnum, Qld |
| Died | 1.04.1933 Wynnum, Qld |
Service #1
| Service number | 7359 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 16.10.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Ipswich, Qld |
| Unit | 9th Battalion, 42nd Battalion |
| Rank | Private, Lance Corporal |
| Place | Western Front 1917-1918 |
| Casualties | WIA 1918 |
| Awards | MM (LG 24.01.1919) |
| Final fate | RTA 16.03.1919 |
| Discharged | 19.06.1919 MU |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Digitised recommendation for award (AWM)
Biographical file (AWM)
South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau file 1 2
Repatriation Medical case file (NAA)
Pension case file (NAA)
Family tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
Publications
M. French, 'Tardent, Henry Alexis (1853 - 1929)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 167-168.
J. L. Tardent, The Swiss-Australian Tardent Family History and Genealogy, Southport, Qld, 1982.
Newspaper articles
Extraordinary case. Charge against a lands ranger. - Brisbane Courier, 20 December 1915, p. 8.
Interesting land case. A Royal Commission's investigation. - Dalby Herald, 12 February 1916, p. 5.
Surat land court. Charge of faking a ballot. - Brisbane Courier, 25 February 1916, p. 6.
Dismissed from the service. - Brisbane Courier, 17 March 1916, p. 6.
Fritz on the run. - Telegraph, Brisbane, 12 November 1918, p. 4.
Military notes. - Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, 25 November 1918, p. 3.
Mr. E.A. Tardent. - The Brisbane Courier, 3 April 1933, p. 17.
Death of Mr E.A. Tardent. - Queensland Times, Ipswich, 3 April 1933, p. 6.
Death of Mr E.A. Tardent. - Telegraph, Brisbane, 3 April 1933, p. 11.
Gallery
Jules and Emile Tardent
Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 18 January 1919, p. 29