HARRISON, Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 3325, 3325A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Granville, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Erskineville, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Liverpool Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boiler's Assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, County of London War Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, England , 28 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Epsom Cemetery, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Row K, Grave No. 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3325, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3325, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3325A, 60th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3325A awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-28 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date - 28th July .....Private Thomas Harrison was born at Granville, Sydney, NSW in 1894.
When he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force he was a 22 year old Boiler's Assistant from Erskineville, Sydney, NSW.
Private Harrison embarked from Sydney on 13th October, 1915, disembarking at Egypt before being sent to France with 60th Battalion.
He was wounded in action on 19th July, 1916 & was invalided to England with gunshot wound to left thigh, compound fracture of femur, gunshot wound to right forearm, gunshot wound to chest wall (Gas infection).
His condition was reported as dangerously ill & sadly he died at 5.45 pm on 28th July, 1916 in the County of London War Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, England.
Private Thomas Harrison was buried in Epsom Cemetery, Surrey – Screen Wall. K. 82.
There are no headstones for this section of the Cemetery, however those buried have their names on a bronze plaque located on the Screen Wall which is directly in front of the lawned area of burials.
His story & 5 other Australian Soldiers can be found here https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/epsom.html
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