Regimental number | 36168 |
Place of birth | Baufor |
Place of birth | Bangor, Ireland |
School | Newcastle Street Boys School |
Age on arrival in Australia | As a baby |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Joiner |
Address | 54 View Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eliza Ruth Harmon, 54 View Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 28 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 31), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Jane HARMON; husband of Mrs. Eliza HARMON, Fairfield, New South Wales. Native of Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Australia Embarked Melbourne on HMAT 'Port Sydney', 9 November 1917; disembarked Suez, 12 December 1917. Embarked Alexandria and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 December 1917; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 22 December 1917; disembarked Southampton, 4 January 1918; marched into RBAA, Heytesbury, 4 January 1918. Proceeded to France through Southampton, 20 March 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 21 March 1918; moved into the field, 23 March 1918; taken on strength of 12th Field Artillery Brigade and posted to 112th Battery, 26 March 1918. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 12 June 1918 (shrapnel wound, left buttock); transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, 12 June 1918. Died of wounds, 13 June 1918. Buried at Ebblingham, 14 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |