Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Harry was a hard working farmer who had also worked in a mine. He was an excellent horse man. Harry suffered miner's lungs and whilst in Palistine contracted malaria. He had to be tied onto his horse when he was at his worst, and having three horse's shot from under him, was very fortunate to make it home to Australia. Malaria troubled him for the rest of his life. 

He met his future wife in Melbourne where he stabled his horse. Once a year he would travel in a horse and jinker to visit her, the trip took 12 hour's over the Black Spur. Mother would send Father out to call her in early. They married when he came home from the war and took a soldiers settlement block at Booralite, Victoria. They had a family of four children, two girls and two sons. They sold their farm and moved to Monkey Gully Road (so named it was said monkey's had once escaped in that area from a travelling circus).

Harry tried to enlist for WW2, but by then was considered too old. Consequently he moved into the town of Mansfield to work for the Shire council, as all the young chaps had gone off to enlist.

Harry worked tirelessly and didn't retire until ailing health forced him to when aged 71 (he never wanted to go on the pension).

A gentleman until the end, and much loved by his family. - Joan Walsh