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John William HARRIS

Regimental number5104
Place of birthHorsham Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrocer
Address208 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinWife, Mrs U Harris, 26 Portland Place, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date26 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 9 July 1918

FateKilled in Action 6 August 1918
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row S, Grave 3), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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