Claude Reed Harrison (1881 - 1948)

Born 28 Dec 1881 in Ararat, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Olive (Sampson) Harrison — married 28 Oct 1922 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 12 Dec 1948 at age 66 in Australia

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Biography

Claude Harrison was born in Victoria, Australia

Claude Harrison is an Anzac who served in World War One.

This profile is part of the Reed Name Study.

Birth

Claude was born on the 28 Dec 1881 (DOB confirmed on Baptism Record) in Ararat, Victoria, Australia ^[1]He was the son of Thomas Harrison and Julia Frewer

Baptism

Claude was baptised on the 13 Jun 1885 in Moorooduc, Victoria, Australia ^[2]

Military

Claude was a military man serving in WW1, his details are as follows:-

Date of Enlistment 02 December 1915

Date of Embarkation: 13 July 1916

Departure Port: Adelaide, South Australia

Ship Name: Hmat Seang Bee

Date Returned to Australia: 08 August 1919

Service Number: 2210

Final Rank: Private

Unit: 5th Australian Pioneer Battalion

Conflict/Operation: First World War 1914-1918

Harry McGregor Harrison is his Kext of Kin and was living at Epsom Road, Newmarket, Victoria, Australia

Claudes Military Records ^{[3] [4]}

Marriage

Claude married Susan Olive Sampson on the 28 Oct 1922 in St James Church, West Adelaide, Australia.^[5]

Death

Claude passed away on the 12 December 1948 his DOD is confirmed on his Gravestone. At the time of his death he was living in Daw Park, Adelaide, South Australia ^[6]

Burial

Claude is buried in North Road Cemetery, 1A Cemetery Ave Adelaide, South Australia. ^[7] Plot Details:

Monumental Inscription

2210 Private

C R Harrison

5 Pioneer Battalion

12 December 1948 66

Beloved Husband of Olive

And loved father of Hilda,

Ruth and Mary

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line] Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. (Available Online)accessed 15 July 2021 Registration Number: 61
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 [database on-line] Original data: Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013 (Available Online) accessed 15 July 2021
3. ↑ Australia War Memorial (Available Online) accessed 15 July 2021
4. ↑ National Archives of Australia Military Records (Available Online) accessed 15 July 2021
5. ↑ South Australia Marriages 1842-1937 (Available Online) accessed 16 July 2021 Vol: 239 Page: 319
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line] Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources (Available Online) accessed 16 July 2021 Vol: 735 Page: 6590
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 July), memorial page for Claude Reed Harrison Find A Grave: Memorial #229615667, citing North Road Cemetery, 1A Cemetery Ave Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia; Maintained by cneill (contributor 50589665)