HARLEY, John
| Service Numbers: | 1688, 1688A |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mount Perry, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Childers School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Apple Tree Creek Honour Board, Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (Digger), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Mount Perry Shire of Perry Roll of Honor, Mount Perry War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1688, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1688, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1688, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1688A, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1688A awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Marian Harley, Mingo Crossing, Mount Perry, Queensland
"...1688 (later 1688A) Private John (Jack) Harley, 25th Battalion, of Maryborough, Qld. A farmer prior to enlistment, he embarked from Sydney, NSW, with the 2nd Reinforcements aboard HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 20 August 1915. Pte Harley served in Egypt, Gallipoli and on the Western Front. He was killed in action at Pozieres, Somme Sector, France on 6 August 1916, aged 25." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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