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Charles HARRISON

Regimental number3876
Place of birthHorsham, Victoria
SchoolPerth Boys School, Perth, W.A.
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPrinter
Address4 Bond Street, North Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrw N Harrison, 221 York Street, Subiaco, Western Australia
Enlistment date18 July 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death17
Age at death from cemetery records17
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, row J, Grave No. 9), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William, and Rebecca HARRISON, 132 Moray Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Horsham, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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