HARBECK, Albert Roy
| Service Number: | 123 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lakes Entrance, Vic., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lakes Entrance, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sale Agricultural High School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 1 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Grave I. B. 12. INSCRIPTION GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lakes Entrance & District Roll Great War Roll of Honor, Lakes Entrance WW1 Memorial, Lakes Entrance and District HR, Lakes Entrance and District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 123, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 123, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 123, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 123, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 123 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24 and the son of Fanny Miriam Harbeck, of Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, and the late Peter Harbeck.
His brother also fell. He was Private Arthur Percival Harbeck, Service Number 566, aged 23-died in Malta of wounds sustained in the Dardanelles 22/05/1915 whilst serving with the 6th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Sergeat A. A . Harbeck, fourth surviving son of Mr and Mrs P. Harbeck, Lakes Entrance died on 1st May, of wouuds received in France. He was 24 years of age. After finishing his education at the Sale Agricultural High School, he engaged in farming pursuits. He enlisted at Melbourne in February 1916. He saw five months' active service in France.
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