John Thomas HARRIS MM

HARRIS, John Thomas

    Service Numbers: 1663, 1663A
    Enlisted: 4 October 1915
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1879
    Home Town: Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
    Schooling: Footscray State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Boot maker
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 June 1917
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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    World War 1 Service

    4 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    17 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 1663, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
    17 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 1663, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle
    3 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
    9 Dec 1916: Honoured Military Medal, Mouquet Farm, Action at MOUQUET FARM. Was wounded in the attack early o morning of 3rd September, 1916, but would not leave the trench. He did excellent work digging and improving the trenches on 3rd, 4th and 5th September, 1916.'
    8 Jun 1917: Involvement Private, 1663A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1663A awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-08
    8 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines

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