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HARRISON, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2484 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 26 January 1884 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 14 August 1932, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2484, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2484, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2484, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Henry Harrison was one of three brothers to enlist in the First AIF. He was the only survivor, being returned to Australia with a heart problem in early 1917. His younger brother Claud Harrison 12th Battalion AIF, was killed at Pozieres during July 1916, aged 23. Another brother, who enlisted the same day, Percy Harrison 26th Battalion AIF, was killed a few months later on the Somme during November 1916, aged 28. They were the sons of Patrick and Sophia Emma Harrison, of Hobart, Tasmania.
William passed away in 1932 after a long illness, only 14 years after the Armistice.
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