David HARRISON

Regimental number1366
Place of birthMatterdale, Penrith, Cumberland, England
SchoolMatterdale School, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. M. Harrison, Schoolhouse, Matterdale, Penrith, Cumberland, England.
Enlistment date6 November 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateDied of disease 21 May 1915
Place of death or woundingMudros
Date of death21 May 1915
Age at death23.2
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialAt Sea
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 22), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
40
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Died of Pneumonia. Parents: John and Margaret HARRISON, Penrith, Cumberland, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915.

Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station (influenza), Gallipoli, 10 May 1915; transferred to hospital ship for evacuation, 14 May 1915; died of illness (pneumonia), Transport A31, Mudros Bay, 21 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, HARRISON David