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Harley James BARON

Regimental number2566
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolDrummoyne Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address17 Broughton Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Henry J.A. Baron, 17 Broughton Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted at Leeton, 28/5/15; sailed for Egypt as Corporal with 8th Reinforcements of 3rd Battalion; joined 3rd Battalion at Gallipoli and remained there until the evacuation. Returned to Egypt and then went to France, arriving there on 29 March 1916. Was specially trained for and participated in raiding stunts along the line. Was promoted Sergeant for his part in the battle of Pozieres when, on the second night the Battalion was in action, he volunteered to lead a party to procure rations.
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1916
Place of death or woundingHill 60, nr Ypres, Belgium
Date of death2 September 1916
Age at death22.11
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialLarch Wood (Railway Cutting), (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 12), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Henry Allcock and Emily BARON, 17 Broughton Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales

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