DE GARIS, Harold
| Service Number: | 2362 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Peter Port, Guernsey, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Yanco, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Becourt Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row V, Grave 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2362, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2362, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2362, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2362, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (back and spine) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Surname on his headstone is spelt De Garis
Son of John De Garis of Ronvets, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 20 years old. He emigrated aged 16.
Embarked for France 5 June 1915.
He is remembered on the Guernsey -St Peter Port War Memorial which is a Memorial Garden with wall and column topped with a statue of a soldier. Metal plaques are mounted on the wall (for WWI) and on the column (for WWII).Memorial unveiled on 19th September 1926 by Sir Charles Sackville-West.
He is one of two Australian Great War casualties to be honoured on this war memorial - the other is Guernsey born 2581 Pte. Edward Frank Joseph Barrette (/explore/people/145334) of the 29th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. who died of wounds 2 December 1916. He is also honoured on the Guernsey-St Saviour War Memorial which is a stone Cross on stepped base in the churchyard of the parish church of St Saviour.
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