Horace Edgar (Boy) HARRIS

Badge Number: S14216, Sub Branch: Kersbrook
S14216

HARRIS, Horace Edgar

Service Number: 18221
Enlisted: 10 February 1917, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Army Medical Corps (AIF)
Born: Williamstown, South Australia, 22 September 1896
Home Town: Williamstown, Barossa, South Australia
Schooling: Williamstown Primary School
Occupation: Motor Mechanic
Died: Natural Causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 5 August 1967, aged 70 years
Cemetery: Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia
Memorials: Mount Crawford Roll of Honor, Williamstown St. Peter's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

10 Feb 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Nov 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 18221, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 18221, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 18221
3 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Horace Edgar Harris was born at Williamstown, S.A., on the 22nd September, 1896. He was the oldest child of Herbert George and Nellie Harris.

20 years of age when he enlisted, Horace (Boy) was a motor mechanic. He died in Adelaide 1967. - Kathleen Emms