| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Town clerk |
| Address | Town Hall, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S H Harry, Windsor Terrace, Red Hill, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years as a commissioned rank in 2nd Infantry (Kennedy Regt); served as a captain and battalion commander in the Senior Cadets |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Promotions |
Lieutenant Unit: 15th Battalion Promotion date: Captain Unit: 15th Battalion Promotion date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
'Sent to Thursday Island at outbreak of war, and then volunteered for service with AN&MEF on 16th August, 1914. Returned to Townsville on "Kenowna" owing to trouble with fireman, 18th September, 1914. Joined AIF on 28th September, 1914. Embarked with 15th Battalion on 22nd December, 1914.' Details from Brother. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 43), 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 | 76 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Enlisted, Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, 14 August 1914. Appointed 2nd lieutenant, 16 August 1914. Embarked Cairns for garrison duty, Thursday Island, 8 August 1914. Embarked Thursday Island for German New Guinea, 16 August 1914. Taken on strength, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, 6 September 1914. Returned to Townsville (did not participate in capture of German New Guinea due to strike by firemen on troopship), 18 September 1914. Discharged, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, 18 September 1914. Appointed 2nd lieutenant, Australian Imperial Force, 28 September 1914. Promoted lieutenant, 16 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Promoted captain, 25 April 1915. Reported missing, Gallipoli 17 May 1915. Board of Inquiry held in the field, 23 May 1915, pronounced fate 'killed in action, Gallipoli, 10 May 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HARRY Samuel William |
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