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HARPER, Christopher Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 4509, 1658, 4276 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia, 9 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Riddells Creek, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" CORRGENDA KIA buried at R34.d.o.3 Sheet 57.d.s.E by 1st Canadian Battalion Pioneer, grave marked by a wooden stake. (Death reported by the CO of the 1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion). , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Riddells Creek State School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4509, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1658, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 15 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4276, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1658, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1658, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1658, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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