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HARPER, Harry Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1346 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 9 January 1953 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 13, Site No: 54 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1346, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 2 Dec 1914: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1346, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged for disobedience | |
| 3 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1346, Oaklands, South Australia | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1346, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1346, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1346, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1346, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW (chin and chest) | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1346, 50th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, 2nd occasion - GSW (left calf) | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1346, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, 3rd occasion - Gas | |
| 28 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1346, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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"...1346 Corporal Harry Charles Harper was born in London, England, in 1888. He enlisted at Morphettville, South Australia, on 9 September 1914. He was wounded in action on three occasions, 16 August 1916, 2 April 1917 and 18 October 1917. He returned to Australia in 1918. Harry died in South Australia on 9 Janaury 1953, he is buried in the A.I.F. Cemetery, Weste Terrace, Adelaide." - SOURCE (collections.slsa.sa.gov.au)
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