HARRISON, Claud Vernon
| Service Number: | 112 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, An original member of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 13 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in action, Pozieres, France, 23 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 112, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original member of A Company | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 112, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 112, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 112, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 112 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Claud or Claude Harrison was one of three brothers to enlist in the First AIF. His older brother Percy Harrison 26th Battalion AIF, was killed a few months later on the Somme during November 1916, aged 28. Another brother, William Henry Harrison also served with the 26th Battalion and was sent home to Tasmania during early 1917 with heart problems.
Claud was one of the first Australians to enlist during August 1914. He was wounded at the Anzac landing, by shrapnel in the foot and evacuated to Cairo on 29 April 1915. He returned to Gallipoli in July 1915 but was evacuated sick with dysentery less than a month later. He was taken to Malta then England for treatment.
He rejoined the 12th Battalion during early 1916 and was killed in France during the first attack on Pozieres, his remains being lost forever.
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