Harry Highton ROOT

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Service Number:	1523
Enlisted:	29 April 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Southport, England, June 1888
Home Town:	South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Natural causes, Gatton, Queensland, 27 April 1951
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Location: Columbarium 6, Section: Section 16
Memorials:	Coolangatta Soldiers Memorial

29 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1523, Brisbane, Queensland
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 26th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Shell wound (left shoulder)
8 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion
18 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1523, 26th Infantry Battalion

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