Thomas William HARRIS

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Service Number:	450
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
Born:	Rochester, Kent, England, 1872
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Marine Fireman
Died:	Illness, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 October 1902
Cemetery:	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Plot: MGC-RC-Comp-ZA-No-293A.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square)

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 450, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 450, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
12 Feb 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 450, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Departed from Port Melbourne on "St. Andrew" Transport. Disembarked at Durban on 10 March 1902.
10 Mar 1902:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 450, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Final Boer War Campaign.
6 Jul 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 450, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, R.T.A. from Durban on "Norfolk" Transport. Disembarked at Port Melbourne on 8 August 1902.
8 Aug 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 450, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Awarded Queens South Africa Medal.

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