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HARMON, Oliver James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4791 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 November 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker's assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Granville St Mark's Anglican Church Memorial Windows, Granville War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4791, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4791, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4791, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4791, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4791 awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4791 Private Oliver James Harmon, 4th Pioneer Battalion of Granville, NSW. A boiler maker's helper prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Star of England (A 15) on 8 March 1916. He was killed in action at Pozieres, France on 6 August 1916, aged 31. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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