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Roy Bayles HARPER

Regimental number675
Place of birthElderslie, Tasmania
SchoolElderslie School, Elderslie, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressElderslie, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Thomas D Harper, Elderslie, Tasmania
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 26), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth HARPER, Elderslie, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsBrother; Sgt D.T. Harper, M.S.M. Brother; Pte R.H. Harper, M.M.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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