Regimental number | 675 |
Place of birth | Elderslie, Tasmania |
School | Elderslie School, Elderslie, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Elderslie, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas D Harper, Elderslie, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Cite 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 connections | Brother; 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 |