ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

HARRIS, Joseph Thomas

HARRIS, Joseph Thomas

Full Name: Joseph Thomas

HARRIS

Date of Birth: 07

–

1886

Place of birth: Dardanup

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Waterloo WA

Next of Kin: Brother-T. W. Harris

Next of Kin Address: Waterloo WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 1481

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-11-16

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-02-22

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

Locations Served:

Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1916-07-19

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16/11/1914- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Bunbury WA
20/11/1914-To Depot Corps Blackboy Hill Camp WA then allocated to 2nd Reinforcements 16th Battalion as Private
22/02/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Itonus” bound for Egypt
17/03/1915- Disembarked Suez Egypt to Overseas Training Base
30/05/1915-Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Shell Wound Back & Abdomen )
11/06/1915-Evacuated/Admitted Egyptian Government Hospital Alexandria
24/08/1915-Discharged to Ras-el-Tin Convalescent Camp Egypt
29/08/1915-Embarked Egypt for Australia per “Euripides”
24/09/1915-Disembarked Fremantle
19/07/1916-Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit-Wounded Thorax )
9/04/1941-Date of Death.

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star No. 3580

British War Medal No. 2019

Victory Medal No. 2019.