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HARRISON, Henry Alfred

Service Numbers:	567, V85082
Enlisted:	11 January 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia, 23 April 1884
Home Town:	Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Hiedelberg, Victoria, Australia, 11 October 1957, aged 73 years
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Thomas Simmons Lawn. Row U . Grave 42
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World War 1 Service

11 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 567, 29th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Sergeant, 567, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 567, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion
23 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Shell wounds to right arm and right knee (severe)
14 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion
11 May 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Beaumetz on 23 March 1917 when he organised a fourteen man party and succeeded in clearing the enemy out of the village - on one occassion attacking and dispersing 100 of the enemy. Although wounded he remained on duty until preparing to lead a further charge when he was severely wounded by an enemy shell.
3 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion
3 Jul 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion, HT Karoola, London for invaliding to Australia - dismbarking Melbourne 27 August 1917
5 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit

World War 2 Service

17 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, V85082

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