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Luke Francis HARRINGTON

Regimental number2928
Place of birthKyneton, Victoria
SchoolRoman Cahtolic School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCaretaker
AddressKyneton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinF Harrington, Mailing Road, College Green, Canterbury, Victoria
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 10 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th 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: 12 October 1916

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.
FateDied of accidental injuries 13 February 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Cause of death: burns
Place of death or woundingFricourt, Somme, France
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialDartmoor 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

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