Thomas Victor HARRIS

HARRIS, Thomas Victor

    Service Number: 2720
    Enlisted: 9 June 1915
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1893
    Home Town: Quarry Hill, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Telephone Mechanic
    Died: Died of wounds, Harbonnieres, France, 9 August 1918
    Cemetery: Heath Cemetery, Picardie
    Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 16
    Memorials: Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Quarry Hill Congregational Church Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion
    26 Aug 1915: Embarked Private, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
    26 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
    20 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    1 Feb 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion
    15 Feb 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion
    25 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion
    25 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to right knee. Evacuated to England.
    23 Mar 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 61st Infantry Battalion , England
    20 Jul 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
    31 Jan 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion
    4 Jul 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion
    9 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, No details of wounds received during the attack on Lihons.

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