Harris, William Lindsay Clark

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Harris, William Lindsay Clark

Service Service Number Number 1494 4355 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 19th April 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

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 ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Holdsworthy, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Josiah Harris, “Pamona” Kulnura, via Wyong

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

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 & Scroll311495.

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 Whitehead. 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.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 4741459

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