Eric William HARRIS

HARRIS, Eric William

Service Number: WX13488
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lieutenant, WX13488, 2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion
24 May 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, WX13488

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