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HARRISON, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3977 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Dromana, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Red Hill State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 3 June 1935, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Dromana War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3977, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3977, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3977, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3977, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3977, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3977, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Third Ypres | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3977, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 7 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3977, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), RTA 23 July 1919 (with wife) and was discharged (TPE). |
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