Harry RAISTRICK

Regimental number2012
Place of birthBradford, Yorkshire, England
SchoolBoard School, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGrocer
Height5' 3.75"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Raistrick, 82 Washington Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 January 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Unit name3rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 13 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7-12 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death10 August 1915
Age at death21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 20), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Gallipoli, 30 April 1915.

Killed in action, 7-12 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, RAISTRICK Harry