South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Gallipoli | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 23 Jul 1915 in Alexandria | ~ | Knowle War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of Lone Pine (Gallipoli) | 21 May 1915 - Liverpool, NSW | |
| Place of Death | Previous Units | Other War Memorials |
| Lone Pine Plateau, Gallipoli | ~ | |
- 19th Battalion left Australia on 25 June 1915 aboard HMAT Ceramic
- 19th Battalion arrived in Alexandria, Egypt on 23 July 1915
- 19th Battalion arrived at ANZAC, Gallipoli on 21 Aug 1915
Circumstances of Death
| Harry was killed in action during the Battle of Lone Pine on 30th August 1915, unfortunately the 19th Battalion war diary does not carry an account of the Battalions actions on that day and so we have attached a link to the Wikipedia article for the wider Battle of Lone Pine. 19th Battalion was part of the 1st Infantry Brigade. Harry had been in theatre for only 9 days before he was killed. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 26 Aug 1875 in | 30 Sep 1875 in Old St. Pancras |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William (deceased) and Sarah Caroline Harris | 7 Fortune Terrace, Rickmansworth, Herts |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1875 - Sidney House, Highgate Road, Camden | 1881 - Scholar |
| 1881 - Helens, Hampstead Lane, Hornsey | 1891 - Mercantile Clerk |
| 1891 - 8 North Grove, Hampstead Lane, Hornsey | 1901 - Bulb Grower (employer) |
| 1901 - St. Martins, Guernsey (with mother) | 1911 - Bulb Grower |
| 1911 - Martina, Les Camps, Guernsey | 1914 - Grower |
| 1914 - Adelaide, Australia | 1915 - Florist in Australia |
- We have yet to find the link between Knowle and Harry but it was most likely through the wider Harris families who lived in Knowle
- Next of kin in Probate record is Clare Harris, Spinster
- Harry moved to Australia aboard the P&O Liner SS Benalla on 23 Jul 1914 from London
- In 1915 Harry's mother Caroline was living at 7 Fortune Terrace, Rickmansworth, Herts
