Hubert (Herbert) John Harris TOZER MC, MM

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TOZER, Hubert (Herbert) John Harris

Service Numbers:	1886, W29060
Enlisted:	10 May 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	Camp Headquarters, Northam
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, 24 March 1892
Home Town:	West Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	3 July 1965, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Gardens-Garden F-0142
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

10 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1886, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
2 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1886, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
2 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1886, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle
6 Jun 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, In the raid on enemy trenches on the night on 6/7 June 1916... showed great coolness...
7 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 28th Infantry Battalion
26 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 28th Infantry Battalion
29 Aug 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, 'When the advance south of Peronne, on 29th August 1918, was held up at the Somme Canal, he went forward, and at great personal risk made a daring reconnaissance of the bridges over the canal. Despite the fact that he was continually fired on by snipers, he completed his task, gaining valuable information.'
15 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 28th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

28 Aug 1940:	Enlisted W29060, Perth, Western Australia
28 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, W29060
23 Nov 1944:	Discharged Major, W29060, Camp Headquarters, Northam

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Military Medal

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 176
Date: 30 November 1916

Military Cross

'When the advance south of Peronne, on 29th August 1918, was held up at the Somme Canal, he went forward, and at great personal risk made a daring reconnaissance of the bridges over the canal. Despite the fact that he was continually fired on by snipers, he completed his task, gaining valuable information.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67
Date: 3 June 1919

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