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HARRIS, William Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1017 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Casula |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia, 10 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Singleton, NewSouth Wales, Australia, 23 August 1981, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reedy Creek Cemetery, Singleton, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Singleton Camberwell Honour Roll, Singleton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1017, Casula | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1017, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1017, Camel Corps, RMS Morea, Sydney | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1017, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, GSW right foot | |
| 6 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 13 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1017, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HT Ulimaroa, Kantara for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 24 April 1919 | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1017, 1st Light Horse Regiment |
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