Sydney Keith HARRIS

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HARRIS, Sydney Keith

Service Number:	458
Enlisted:	20 June 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, May 1897
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	25 November 1958, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	South Australian Garden of Remembrance

20 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
24 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed
27 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company

Biography contributed by Adelaide High School

Sydney Keith Harris was an Australian soldier who fought in the First World War. He was 19 when he enlisted in the 9th Machine Gun Company on the 20/6/1916 and embarked for the war on the 22/12/1916. He was born in 1897 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Sydney Keith Harris was a painter before he enlisted. He was 5 feet tall with a chest measurement of 31-33 inches.

During his time in the 9th Machine Gun Company he was gassed one time and had to stay in hospital for months. In July 1918 he was charged with being absent without leave. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 6 months of detention.

He was discharged on the 27/7/1919.

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