HARRIS, Sydney Keith
| Service Number: | 458 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | 25 November 1958, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed | |
| 27 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 458, 9th Machine Gun Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
Sydney Keith Harris was an Australian soldier who fought in the First World War. He was 19 when he enlisted in the 9th Machine Gun Company on the 20/6/1916 and embarked for the war on the 22/12/1916. He was born in 1897 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Sydney Keith Harris was a painter before he enlisted. He was 5 feet tall with a chest measurement of 31-33 inches.
During his time in the 9th Machine Gun Company he was gassed one time and had to stay in hospital for months. In July 1918 he was charged with being absent without leave. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 6 months of detention.
He was discharged on the 27/7/1919.
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