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William John Henry HARRIS

Regimental number3775
Place of birthBerry, New South Wales
SchoolBerry and Mullumbimby Public Schools, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressBangalow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, J W Harris, New City Road, Mullumbimby, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 June 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24.8
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 5), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
148
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: J.W. and Rebecca HARRIS, Mullumbimby, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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