Service number | 2251 |
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Ranks Held | Lance Corporal, Private |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
Death Date | 1915-08-08 |
Death Place | Ottoman Empire |
Final Rank | Lance Corporal |
Service | Australian Imperial Force |
Unit | 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion |
Places | |
Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Lance Corporal John Auguste Emile Harris
Description
Lance Corporal John Auguste Emile Harris (2251, 2nd Battalion) from Waverley, Sydney, was a clerk before the war. He claimed to be 18 years old when he enlisted in June 1915. He was killed in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, on 8 August 1915, and is buried in Lone Pine Cemetery. In the two months of his service he had been promoted to Lance Corporal. After the war his father wrote that John was 15 years 10 months old at the time of his death.
Rolls
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
Date of enlistment | 02 June 1915 | |
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Date of embarkation | 16 June 1915 | |
Date of death | 08 August 1915 | |
Date of death | 08 August 1915 | |
Date of fate | 08 August 1915 |