HARRISON G.A.

Given Names:  George Albert

Service Number:  5592

Unit:  24th Battalion, 15th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  23 Yrs  8 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk (C'wealth Tax Dept)                                                                           

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6 In                     

Weight:  134 Lbs

Chest:  32-35 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  18/3/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Zilah Harrison

2 Stanley Street, Kew, Victoria    

Embarkation Date:  25/9/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Shropshire A9

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Saxon    

Embarked:  11/12/1918                             

Disembarked:  30/1/1919

Unit:  24th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  9/3/1919                         

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  53938

Victory Medal:  52761

Other:    

BIRTH

Date or Year:  8/7/1893

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:  George Henry HARRISON           

Mother:  Margaret FERGUSON

MARRIAGE

Year:  1916     

Place:             

Spouse: Zilah COHN

DEATH

Date or Year: 8/5/1959                            

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Suffered trench fever from 29/4/1917

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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