HARRIS, Ivor
| Service Numbers: | 2151, 2151A |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alma, South Australia, Australia, 8 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hamley Bridge Public School |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflaines Tilloy British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave 22), Tilloy-Les-Moufflaines, France, Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2151, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2151A, 48th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2151A awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières |
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 - 1931) Monday 18 September 1916
ON ACTIVE SERVICE
Mr. W. E. Harris, of Fisher-terrace, Mile End, has been advised that his son, Private Ivor Harris, has been wounded in France.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6469709
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 - 1931) Friday 8 March 1918
THE ROLL OF HONOR.
"Faithful Unto Death."
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS.
DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
Sergeant IVOR HARRIS, who made the supreme sacrifice on April 11, 1917, at Bullecourt, was born at Lower Alma, near Hamley Bridge, on April 8, 1896. He received his education at the local school. He came to Mile-End with his parents in 1911, enlisted in February, 1915, and left South Australia in June, landing at Gallipoli on July 30. He took part in the Lone Pine battle. He spent several months in Egypt (where he contracted enteric fever), and in Sinai Desert, and went to France in June and fought in the battle of Pozieres, where he received two wounds, but remained on duty. Sergeant Harris was connected with St. James' Church and Sunday-school, was a member of the G.E.M.S., and the St. James' cricket and baseball clubs. He was highly esteemed by his employers, Messrs. Jas. Smith and Co., Hindley street.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5533273
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 - 1931) Wednesday 27 February 1918
DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
HARRIS.— Killed in action at Bullecourt on 11th April, 1917 (previously reported missing), Sergeant Ivor Harris, 16th- 48th Battalion, dearly loved elder son of W. E. and E. Harris, 63, Fisher terrace, Mile-End, aged 21 years and three days.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5600264
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