Regimental number | 3668 |
Place of birth | Goole, Yorkshire, England |
Place of birth | Goole, Yorks, England |
School | Salisian College, Battersea, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Chauffeur mechanic |
Address | Criterion Motor Garage, Murray Street, perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, John Harrison, Grapes Hotel, Tanner Row, York, Yorkshire, England |
Previous military service | 2nd Northumbrian Brigade R.F.A. retired as Bombadier to emigrate |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 51st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Serbian Silver Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Pioneer motor driver in the Bush for Charlie Smith, Ranch owner and Messrs. Sandersons Engineers, Perth, W.A. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No.7), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Caroline HARRISON, 29 Arlington Street, Hull, Yorks |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |