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Colin HARPER

Regimental number2028
Place of birthLilydale Tasmania
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressPioneer, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Harper, Pioneer, Tasmania
Enlistment date22 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Makatini on 10 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Work at Broodseinde Ridge on 4 October 1917.
Recommendation date: Unspecified

FateDied of disease 6 November 1918
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No 2), France
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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