Regimental number | 275 |
Place of birth | Windsor, Victoria |
School | Glen Inis State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrician |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mrs Sarah M Harston, 106 Richmond Terrace, Richmond, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters and Machine Gun Section |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Provost Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Sarah AHARSTON, "El Nido" Wave Street, Hampton, Victoria. Native of Windsor, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal 'Corporal Harston and Trooper Robertson were on a Post at MENIN Advanced Dressing Station on 26th September 1917, and were subjected to very heavy enemy shelling and bombs during the whole time. In spite of this they carried out their duties in a courageous and cool manner. Several times it was only due to their coolness and courage that traffic was able to get through and they were the means of saving the lives of many men and of preventing transport from being blown up '
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |