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HARRISON, Arthur Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1732 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 8 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Central State School, Richmond, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Picture framer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1732, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1732, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1732, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Egypt. Transferred to 22nd Battalion | |
| 22 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1732, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, BW to scalp. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 11 March 1916 (Egypt). | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1732, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 3 March 1917 (France). | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1732, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1732, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1732 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Prior to enlisting, Arthur Harrison played 1 game (1911) with Richmond FC and 19 games (1913-14) with Fitzroy FC in the VFL, including the 1913 Premiership team.