Regimental number | 2585 |
Place of birth | Chinaman Flat, Wallsend, New South Wales |
School | Wallsend Public School, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Whitton Street, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Helen Jane Harris, Whitton Street, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 15th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Napier on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 21.5 |
Place of burial | Longeau British Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen HARRIS, "Risca", Whitton Street, Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |