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Harold Ernest HARRIS

Date of birth19 April 1884
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCivil engineer
AddressMosman, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mabel Harris, c/o Bank of New South Wales, Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit nameOfficers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division Engineers
Promotions

Lieutenant


Unit: 2nd Division Engineers
Promotion date: 19 November 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Recommendation date: 19 November 1916

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He showed marked judgment and resource in handling his working parties under heavy shell fire, on nearly every occasion successfully completing his task with very light casualties. He set a splendid example.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
Date: 8 November 1917

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, Croix de Guerre, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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