Harold Vernon McVITTIE

Regimental number6860
Place of birthBlackpool England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressKyvalley, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinBrother, William Percival McVittie c/o Clarke And Heap, Blackpool, England
Enlistment date2 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George adn Selina MCVITTIE; husband of Kate MCVITTIE, 47B Field Street, Bradley, Staffs, England. Native of Blackpool, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal