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HARRISON, Robert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 418 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Enlisted at Guilford, WA Rank changed from Private to Trooper on the day of enlistment |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mount Egerton, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Mount Egerton, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - back, 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 22 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 335 Chaplain W.A. Moore officiated Headstone inscription reads: Only a memory of bygone days and a wish for a face unseen, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 418, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Guilford, WA Rank changed from Private to Trooper on the day of enlistment | |
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| 17 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 418, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 418, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 418, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Severe back wounds | |
| 22 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 418, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 418 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Thomas and Jane Harrison of 310 Mandurah Road, South Fremantle, WA formerly of Mount Egerton, Victoria. Brother of J,J, Harrison and A.E. Harrison of Yerila, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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