HARRISON, John James
| Service Number: | 1540 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1540, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1540, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1540, 31st Infantry Battalion |
John James Harrison
Name: John James Harrison
Service Number: 1540
Place of Birth: Charleston
Date of Birth: 21 December 1895
Place of Enlistment: Brisbane
Date of Enlistment: 19 July 1915
Age at Enlistment: 19 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Brother, Linley Harrison
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
John joined the 31st Battalion and left from Melbourne on HMT Wandilla on 9 November 1915 and early in 1916 proceeded to France with his unit. He was wounded in action in France on 25 July 1916, sustaining a gunshot wound to the right leg for which treatment was provided by a field hospital. This wound led to synovitis and necessitated hospitalisation at the 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell , England in November. John was hospitalised again in Delhi with cellulitis and bronchitis in November 1917.
A series of offences including involvement in a fray, absent with out leave whilst on active duty, striking an officer of the Military Police, being in possession of a gambling kit and falsifying his pay book led to John’s imprisonment after a Court Martial trial and to his return to Australia from England. He was discharged on 7 December 1918 as medically unfit.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins
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