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HARRIS, Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 624 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 1 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | The Southport School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Shot in the abdomen, Gallipoli, Turkey, 17 May 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, The Southport School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 624, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 624, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney | |
| 17 May 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 624, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 624 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-17 |
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