Regimental number | 1195 |
Place of birth | Nile, Tasmania |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | South Mt Cameron, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Harper, South Mt Cameron, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Quinn's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 12), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Sarah HARPER, Mount Cameron, Tasmania. Native of Nile, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1196 Lance Corporal Athol Thomas HARPER, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 October 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli |