Albert HARRIS

HARRIS, Albert

Service Number: 5392
Enlisted: 14 January 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 37th Infantry Battalion
Born: Benalla, Victoria, Australia, March 1881
Home Town: Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Creamery Man
Died: Uraemia (following SW, amputated leg, 12/10/1917), Auxiliary Military Red House Hospital, Cromer, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 12 November 1917
Cemetery: Cromer No.2 Burial Ground
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Benalla War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1916: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5392, 37th Infantry Battalion
4 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 5392, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 5392, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5392, 37th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, SW to legs (right thigh amputated)
12 Nov 1917: Involvement Private, 5392, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5392 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-12

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Biography contributed by Lachlan Harris

Albert Harris

Albert Harris was born in 1881, February in Benalla Victoria. He was a full time creamery man in Wangaratta, Victoria. His wife’s name was Ada Mary Harris. When World War 1 began Albert enlisted in the Australian military on January 14th, 1916 He was placed in the 37th Infantry Battalion where he was given the rank of private and his service number, 5392.

Albert embarked to Euripides, Melbourne on the 4th April 1916 in the 8th Infantry Battalion. While he was there he was involved with the third Ypres.

Albert died on the 12th November, 1917 in the Red House Hospital, Cromer England, due to illness. His Wife was informed of this through multiple letters delivered to her.

 

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date – 12th November..... Private Albert Harris was born in 1881 at Benalla, Victoria. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 14th January, 1916 as a 34 year old, married, Creamery Man from Wangaratta, Victoria.

Private Albert Harris embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 4th April, 1916 with the 8th Infantry Battalion, 17th Reinforcements & disembarked at Suez on 14th May, 1916. He proceeded to England & arrived there on 12th June, 1916 for further training.

Private Harris proceeded to France on 29th August, 1916. He was admitted to Hospital at Etaples, France on 19th September, 1916 & invalided to England on Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen with a skin disease. He was admitted to The Royal Infirmary, affiliated with Sunderland Hospital, on 27th September, 1916 & discharged to furlough on 29th January, 1917.

Private Harris was returned to France & joined 37th Battalion at the Front on 18th June, 1917.

Private Albert Harris was set to Hospital sick on 20th September, 1917. He was admitted to 10th Field Ambulance on 20th September, 1917 with Appendicitis. Private Harris was discharged to duty on 24th September, 1917 & rejoined his Battalion the same day.

Private Albert Harris was wounded in action on 12th October, 1917. He was invalided to England with shrapnel wounds to his legs (right thigh amputated) & admitted to Auxiliary Military Red House Hospital, Cromer, Norfolk, England on 21st October, 1917.

Private Albert Harris died on 12th November, 1917 at Red House Hospital, Cromer, Norfolk, England from Uraemia (following wounds received in action).

Private Albert Harris was buried in New Cemetery Cromer, now known as Cromer No. 2 Burial Ground, Norfolk, England.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/cromer.html

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