James William HARRINGTON

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HARRINGTON, James William

Service Number:	4128
Enlisted:	21 January 1916, Place of enlistment - Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 20 May 1897
Home Town:	Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia
Schooling:	Maylands State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Farm hand/Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 29 July 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maylands War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

21 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4128, 28th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Perth, Western Australia
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4128, 28th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on Tunisian from Alexandria, Egypt on 29th May 1916,disembarking Marseilles, France on 5th June 1916.
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4128, 28th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A38' Ulysses from Fremantle on 1st April 1916, disembarking Egypt.
29 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4128, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

WW1

The story of this soldier is written in the book titled "The Lost Boys" published in 2019 and written by Paul Byrnes. The story is written at pages 198 to 213. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.

Submitted 21 October 2022 by Maxwell HILL

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Biography

"...4128 Pte James William Harrington, of Maylands, WA.. enlisted on 4 February 1916 and sailed from Perth, WA, with the 10th Reinforcements, 28th Battalion on HMAT Ulysses on 1 April 1916... killed in action at Pozieres on 29 July 1916. Pte Harrington was aged 20 years... no known grave and are commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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