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HARRINGTON, Roy Charles
Service Number: | 344 |
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Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, at Adelaide |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Loxton, South Australia, Australia , 1897 |
Home Town: | Moorook, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | 6 November 1982, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Renmark Cemetery, S.A. Niche BE4 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 344, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 344, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 344, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
2 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
5 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 344, 27th Infantry Battalion, GSW left arm | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 344, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 344 |
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Roy Charles Harrington (1897-1982), Labourer and solider was born in Moorook, South Australia in 1897. He was the son of John Harrington and Mary Ann Harrington and married Ivy Amelia Winifred in 1921.
Roy embarked on the HMAT A2 Geelong on the 18th of November, 1915 with the 32nd Battalion. Roy's war service included Egypt and the Western Front. He was wounded in action on the 5th of November, 1916. He was awarded a British War Medal, a Victory Medal and a 1914-1915 Star. He returned to Australia on the 13th of April 1919. He was discharged on the 20th of July 1919. He passed on the 6th of November 1982, age 85.