1. Harold Hardwick later became a colonel in the Australian Imperial Force.
12 Facts About Harold Hardwick
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Harold Hardwick played rugby in the school's first XV and captained its lifesaving team.
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In 1907, embracing the newly popular Australian crawl stroke, Harold Hardwick won the New South Wales 100-yard championships in 61.6 seconds.
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In 1911, Harold Hardwick won the 220-yard, 440-yard, and 880-yard freestyle at the Australasian Championships.
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At the 1911 Festival of Empire Games in London, a precursor of the Commonwealth Games to commemorate the coronation of George V, Harold Hardwick won both the 110yd freestyle and heavyweight boxing title.
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Harold Hardwick remained in England for the English Swimming Championships, winning the 100-yard, 220-yard and 440-yard freestyle titles.
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Harold Hardwick then combined with Healy, Leslie Boardman, and Malcolm Champion to win the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, splitting 2m 31.2s for the fastest leg of the quartet.
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Harold Hardwick played first grade rugby union for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs RUFC, winning a premiership with the club in 1913.
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Harold Hardwick joined the Australian Imperial Force in August 1917 and served in World War I with the No 2 Signal Squadron as a sapper in the Middle East.
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Harold Hardwick was discharged in October 1918 at the war's end.
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Harold Hardwick maintained a commission in the militia from 1921, and during World War II as lieutenant-colonel, he commanded the 1st Cavalry Divisional Signals from 1940 to 1942, rising to the rank of colonel.
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Harold Hardwick died of a coronary occlusion on 22 February 1959.