HARRIS, Henry George
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 April 1875 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Lieutenant, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 1 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, National Archives WW 1 service records notes he was tried by Court Martial on 3 Jan 1920 for fraudulent disposal of supplies and found guilty with sentence of immediate termination from service and escorted return to Australia. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Henry George Harris was born on 2 Apr 1875 in Brisbane, a son to George Harris and Brunetta Louisa Harris (nee Smith). He married Wilhelmine Louise Petersen on 29 Jan 1896 in Queensland. When he enlisted in 1918 for WW1 he was living with his wife in Launceston, Tasmania and gave his occupation as Soldier. His wife died in Tasmania in 1939.
He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1.First service was as a Company Sergeant Major S.N. 3 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as Lieutenant in the 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements (May-Oct 1918) embarking from Sydney 9 Oct 1919 disembarking in London 12 Dec 1919. He was subject of a Court Martial proceeding 30 Jan 1920 for fraudulently disposing of supplies and was found guilty with the sentence of dismissal from the service and return to Australia under escort.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 479; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).