Regimental number | 1651 |
Place of birth | Wallsend, New South Wales |
School | Wallsend Superior Public School, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Pitt Town, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Ethel Harrison, Pitt Town, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 35th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 21), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 125 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Janet HARRISON; husband of Mary HARRISON, Pitt Town, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | His four brother-in-laws fought inthe same war and cousin was killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |