Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Harris, William Lindsay Clark Service Number 4355
Died of Wounds 19th April 1917 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France
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NAME Harris, William Lindsay Clark (known as Billy)
SERVICE NO 4355
UNIT
RANK
AGE at Enlistment 24 yrs 10 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Armidale, NSW
ADDRESS “Pamona” Kulnura, via Wyong. NSW
OCCUPATION Orchardist
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 24 Sept 1915
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Holdsworthy, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE
NEXT OF KIN Father;- Josiah Harris, “Pamona” Kulnura, via Wyong
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’7½”. Weight-133lbs. Chest-33-37½ Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair.
RELIGION Methodist
EMBARKED 17 Dec 1915- Sydney per A60 “Aeneas” disembarked Fremantle WA. 17 Jan 1915- Fremantle WA. Per “Borda”
DISEMBARKED
NOTES
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 5 May 1916 -SW Head & Back-France. 12 Feb 1917-Hosp-Scabies/septic sores 22 Feb 1917- Tonsillitis. 15 Apr 1917-wounded- France-SW Head & Temple, Frac R/Tibia & Fibula
DIED 19 Apr 1917 -3rd
Aust Casualty Clearing Station France.
BURIED Grevillers Military (Brit) Cem West of Bapaume. Plot 1 Row D.
MEDALS British War Medal-28552, Victory Medal-28372. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-311495.
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS Disc, Letter, Photos, Pipe, Religious Book, Cards, Metal Mirror in Case, Key, Sm Mirror (Broken), Knife, Diary, Regimental Colours, Match Box Holder, Wallet, Book of Poems, Pouch, Fountain Pen, Canadian Badge, Belt, 2 Franc Coin/ Military Book, Pr of Mittens, Cap comforter, 2 Body Belts, 2 Wrist Straps, Purse, Curio, Religious Book, Housewife, Kit Bag Handle/
WILL
CORRESPONDENCE Miss L Stokes, Gov Hospital Northam, WA. Father.
Gosford Times 28th May 1915 KULNURA (From our Correspondent) Another volunteer for the front from our small community is Mr Will Harris, late of Tamworth. We hold the distinction of having sent and offered more than one seventh of our population to the war. This is owing to so many of the residents being able bodied young men. We all feel very proud of those joining the forces for Europe.
Gosford Times 3rd May 1917 Another regrettable death is that of acting Corporal Harris, who died of wounds in France on April 19
th,
aged 26 years. He was the only son of Mr J Harris, of Kulnura.
Sydney Morning Herald 8th May 1917 pg 6 Roll of Honor Harris- Died of wounds in France, April 19, 1917, Acting-corporal W L C Harris, only son of Mr and the late Mrs J Harris, of Pomona, Kulnura, Aged 26 years. For freedom's cause he died.
Gosford Times 31st May 1917 KULNURA (From Our Correspondent) On Sunday afternoon last a Memorial Service was held at Kulnura for the soldiers of the district who had lately fallen at the war, viz., Wm L C Harris, Bert Grey, Norman John Gibson, Mayson Penn, and M White-head. The service was conducted by Rev S Wedge, of Gosford. It was largely attended, and impressive in character. Mr. W H Kelynack ably presided at the organ. A short resume of the life of each departed soldier was read, and reference made to the sterling worth of each one’s character, and at the conclusion of the service the “Dead March” in Saul was played whilst all remained silently standing, after which the National Anthem was sung. The service and its solemnity will long be remembered by those who attended.
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