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Richard Milo HARRISON

Regimental number3662
Place of birthDalkey, Dublin, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation manager
AddressBarcaldine, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 4"
Weight113 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Alice C Wallace, Dalkey, Conuty Dublin, Ireland
Previous military serviceServed for 98 days, A[ustralian]C[ommonwealth] Horse (South Africa).
Enlistment date16 June 1917
Place of enlistmentLongreach, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 1 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 January 1919
Discharge date1 April 1919
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Sydney on HMAT 'Medic', 1 August 1917. Transferred to SS 'Orissa', Nova Scotia, 21 September 1917; disembarked Liverpool, 3 October 1917; marched into 14th Training Bn, Codford, 4 October 1917; marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, 11 April 1918; promoted to Lance Corporal, 23 September 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 4 December 1918; rank reverts to Private, 4 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 16 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 2 March 1919, and proceeded to 1st Military District. Discharged Brisbane, 1 April 1919.

British War Medal

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