HARLEY, Henry Risk
| Service Number: | 3141 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sturt Street State School |
| Occupation: | Iron Founder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide North Adelaide Cycling Club Roll of Honor, Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, SA Caledonian Society Soldiers Memorial WW1 Honour Board, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Goodwood Presbyterian Church WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, 3141, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, 3141, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 26 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3141, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3141 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
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"THE LATE SERGEANT H. R. HARLEY.
Sergeant H. R. Harley (previously reported missing), eldest son of Mr. A. C. Harley, of Goodwood, was killed in action on August 4, 1916. He joined the forces on July 27, 1915, and left Australia early in January, 1916, with reinforcements to the 27th Battalion. After spending some time in Egypt ho was transferred to France. He was of a kindly disposition, and well known in business circles in Adelaide, Broken Hill, and Western Australia. Before joining the firm of A. C. Harley & Co., he was for a number of years with Messrs. Walker and Hall, of Grenfell-street, Adelaide. He was closely associated with the North Adelaide Cycling Club, of which for a number of years he acted as secretary, the Commercial Travellers' Association, the Royal Yacht Squadron, and many other societies. Another brother, Private W. K. Harley, is now in England finishing his training." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 09 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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