Regimental number | 3118 |
Place of birth | Rutherglen, Victoria |
School | Lilleput State School No 1015, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F Harrison, Rutherglen, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 9 months in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Mellon spelt Mellor |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mellor and Fanny HARRISON, Rutherglen, Victoria. Native of Lilliput, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 March 1916 (paratitus), and transferred to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital (mumps); discharged to unit, and rejoined Bn, 23 March 1916. Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 4 May 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 8 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing in Action, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1280609:' No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Christian name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Mellon. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HARRISON Mellor
Red Cross File No 1280609 |