William James HARRIS

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Service Number:	5580
Enlisted:	5 April 1916, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Quakers Hill, Blacktown, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

5 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5580, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
9 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 5580, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 5580, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Son of James and Rose HARRIS, Quaker Hill, New South Wales

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