Harry Highton ROOT

ROOT, Harry Highton

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
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World War 1 Service

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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