HARROP, James Henry
| Service Number: | 4927 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hadfield, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 30 May 1944, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adamstown Methodist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4927, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4927, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4927, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney |
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Military Medal
'On May 10th 1917, while the Battalion occupied the wedge in the Hindenburg Line near BULLECOURT, the Aid Post was hit by a shell. The medical officer was buried and Lance Corporal Harrop badly shaken. Though advised to take a rest, he refused to desert the Medical officer and his great bravery and exemplary devotion to duty materially assisted the Medical Officer to maintain a steady evacuation of heavy casualties through a critical period. This N.C.O. has done consistently good work for many months and very often under trying and dangerous circumstances.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917