Harry Langton John LISHMAN

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LISHMAN, Harry Langton John

Service Numbers:	2383, 2383A
Enlisted:	24 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Midland Junction, Western Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 1 March 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

24 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2383, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2383, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2383, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Adelaide
1 Mar 1917:	Involvement Private, 2383A, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2383A awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-01

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Harry Langton John LISHMAN was born in 1888 in Midland Junction, Western Australia

His parents were Thomas Henry LISHMAN and Frances Vinnetta POVER who married in 1887 in Western Australia - two known sisters, Lavinia Frances and Jenny Gertrude.

Harry married Olive Blanche SIMPSON on 21st June, 1911 in Port Pirie, South Australia

His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal

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