George Henry HARRINGTON

Regimental number1204
Place of birthMusk Creek near Daylesford, Victoria
SchoolMusk Creek State School No. 1171, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressMusk Creek, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinSister, Ellen Dennis, Custom House, Williamstown, Victoria
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXIII, Row D, Grave No. 13), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary HARRINGTON. Native of Musk Creek, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal