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Hubert Jennings Imrie HARRIS

ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSecretary
AddressCnr. of Kedron and Main Streets, Wooloowin, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lelia Margaret Harris, Cnr. Kedron and Main Streets, Wooloowin, Queensland
Enlistment date28 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant-Colonel
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A34 Persic on 21 December 1914
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A44 Vestalia on 19 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Refers 19 May-31 July 1915.
Recommendation date: "Unspecified"

FateKilled in Action 1 August 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Jennings
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Jessie HARRIS (nee Imrie); husband of Leila HARRIS, Christian Street, Clayfield, Brisbane. Native of Dalby, Queensland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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