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HARRIS, Eric William
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX13488 |
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Enlisted: | 24 May 1941 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Maddington, Western Australia, Australia, 5 April 1916 |
Home Town: | Maddington, Gosnells, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | School Teacher |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 12 July 1945, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot GG. Row C. Grave 16. Personal Inscription ~ "HONOURED WITH AUSTRALIA'S BRAVE FOREVER REMEMBERED" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, WX13488, 2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion | |
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24 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, WX13488 |
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