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HARRINGTON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1910 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bantry, Ireland, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Ireland |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Proserpine District Hospital, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 21 September 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine General Cemetery, Qld C GRAVE 422 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1910, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1910, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Another of our returned soldiers passed away at the district hospital on Thursday last in the person of Mr John Harrington.
He having served in both the Boer War & the late war, where he put in 4 years’ service. Since his arrival in Proserpine he has been in the employ of Rogan Bros. At the time of death he was 54 years of age. The funeral moved from the hospital at 4.30 on Friday & was very well attended by returned soldiers & many others. The Rev. Father Kelly officiated at the graveside