Athol Thomas HARPER

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Service Number:	1196
Enlisted:	3 October 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Mount Cameron, Tasmania, Australia, December 1889
Home Town:	South Mount Cameron, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Memorials:

3 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1196, 15th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1196, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1196, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
12 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1196, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to right thigh - serious
31 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion
31 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1196, 15th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW left knee (mild)
19 Mar 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1196, 15th Infantry Battalion, 6th MD - due to wounding on Gallipoli

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