HARRISON, Arthur Gordon
| Service Number: | 378 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Colonial Cadets |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 20 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Grammar School at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Book keeper |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis & Haemoptysis, Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom, 19 July 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bournemouth East Cemetery, Hampshire, England Bournemouth East Cemetery (Plot O, Row I, Grave No. 145), Hampshire, Bournemouth East Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 378, 4th Infantry Battalion, Colonial Cadets | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 378, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 378, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1917: | Involvement 378, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 378 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Warrant Officer awm_died_date: 1917-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 19th July .... Arthur Gordon Harrison was born at Launceston, Tasmania in 1885. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th August, 1914 as 29 year old, single, Bookkeeper from Mosman, Sydney, NSW.
Private Harrison embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 20th October, 1914 with the 4th Infantry Battalion, “E” Company.
Private Arthur Gordon Harrison was wounded at Gallipoli Peninsula on 19th May, 1915. He was admitted to Convalescent Camp at Helouan on 22nd June, 1915 then transferred to Base Details on 30th June, 1915.
Private Arthur Gordon Harrison was appointed Acting Sergeant on 1st August, 1915 then promoted to Sergeant on the same day.
Sergeant Harrison was promoted to Staff Sergeant on 8th March, 1916 at Cairo, Egypt. He embarked from Alexandria for England on 22nd May, 1916.
Staff Sergeant Arthur Gordon Harrison was promoted to Warrant Officer Class I on 7th April, 1917. He was admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England on 7th June, 1917 with Phthisis & discharged to furlough.
Warrant Officer Arthur Gordon Harrison was marched in to No. 2 Command Depot at Weymouth, Dorset, England on 28th June, 1917.
A Medical Report was completed on 4th July, 1917 at No. 2 Australian Command Depot at Weymouth on Staff Sergeant Arthur Gordon Harrison. His disability was listed as Tuberculosis which had originated in June, 1917 in London & caused by an infection. The Medical Officer in charge of the case recommended that he not be discharged as permanently unfit but instead have a change to Australia. The Medical Board however, recommended that Staff Sergeant Harrison be permanently unfit for General Service & permanently unfit for Home Service in England.
Warrant Officer Arthur Gordon Harrison was marched out to No. 2 Command Depot for return to Australia.
Warrant Officer Arthur Gordon Harrison “died suddenly” on 19th July, 1917 at No. 33 Southbourne Road, Bournemouth, England (his sister’s residence). Later reports recorded that he died from Pulmonary Tuberculosis & Haemoptysis.
He was buried in Bournemouth East Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England where 10 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located & has a Private Headstone which was “erected by his Comrades.”
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bournemouth-east.html
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