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HARRISON, Harry William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6878 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Warburton, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawmill Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Killed at the S.E. corner of Glencorse Wood with machine gun bullets to the abdomen, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Warburton RSL Gallipoli Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6878, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6878, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6878, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Willim Ernest Harrison and Alice Harrison 549 Canning Street, North Carlton, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Vctory Medal
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