Regimental number | 829 |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
School | State School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Commercial traveller |
Address | Gladstone And West Streets, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 6' 0.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anne Harney, Gladstone and West Streets, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets; served for 2 years in the Australian Corps of Signallers |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | At Sea |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 31), 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 | 56 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2268 Pte Edward Joseph HARNEY, 25th Bn, 30 January 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Brisbane, 24 September 1914. Promoted lance corporal, 19 January 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 3 June 1915; died of wounds, 13 June 1915, Hospital Ship 'Sicilia'; buried at sea, 14 June 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HARNEY John William |