Regimental number | 2928 |
Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria |
School | Roman Cahtolic School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Caretaker |
Address | Kyneton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | F Harrington, Mailing Road, College Green, Canterbury, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Mentioned in despatches by General Sir Douglas Hay G.C.B. for distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty deserving of special mention London Gazette, 2nd January, 1917." Details from Sister. |
Fate | Died of accidental injuries |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Cause of death: burns |
Place of death or wounding | Fricourt, Somme, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Dartmoor Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 3), Becordel-Becourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Luke and Jane HARRINGTON. Native of Kyneton, Victoria |