John Henry (Jack) HARRISON

HARRISON, John Henry

Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
Enlisted: 16 December 1914
Last Rank: Second Lieutenant
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2 June 1894
Home Town: Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling: Public School; Sydney University, New South Wales
Occupation: Civil Servant
Died: Died of wounds, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Mudros, Greece, 21 September 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery: Portianos Military Cemetery
Plot V, Row D, Grave 178. Rev. E. F. McAuliffe officiated Headstone inscription reads: R.I.P.
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World War 1 Service

16 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
11 Feb 1915: Involvement 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915: Embarked 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney
6 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wounds to the face and right knee; invalided to Mudros on the 26 August 1915 when listed as dangerously ill
21 Sep 1915: Involvement Second Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-09-21

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of Robert John and Catherine Agnes Harrison of Victoria Barracks, Sydney NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Stra, British War Medal, Victory Medal