| Regimental number | 867 |
| Place of birth | Palmers Island, Clarence River, New South Wales |
| School | Lismore Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Loco Fireman |
| Address | Bounty Street, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 139 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Dan Avery, Bounty Street, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Member for 8 years of Railway Rifle Club. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Lismore, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 45), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Daniel and Annie AVERY, 14 Bounty Street, Lismore, New South Wales. Native of Palmer's Island |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 17 May 1915; admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 7-8 June 1915; transferred to Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 30 June 1915; discharged to Base Details, Zeitoun, 6 July 1915. Admitted to hospital, Helouan, 8 July 1915 (kidney trouble); discharged to Base Details, 15 July 1915. Proceeded to rejoin MEF, 21 July 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 28 July 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, Serapeum, 28 April 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 8 August 1915.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, AVERY Harold McLean |
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