| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL31174 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Celluloid, Metal, Photographic paper |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Lapel badge with portrait photograph : Private W H Harrison, 1 Battalion, AIF
Description
Circular badge containing a sepia toned portrait photograph of Private W H Harrison. The metal reverse has a horizontal securing pin fashioned from a nail and the front of the badge is covered in clear celluloid.
History / Summary
Associated with 3852 Private Walter Henry Harrison who served with 18 and 1 Battalions during the First World War. Harrison was born in Sydney in 1897 and worked as a printer until his enlistment with the AIF on 15 August 1915. He sailed for Egypt with the 9th Reinforcements of 18 Battalion in the troopship 'Runic'. The unit proceeded to France in April 1916. Harrison transferred to 1 Battalion in February 1917. In October, while in charge of a machine gun section, Harrison was reported wounded and missing. In March 1918 a military Court of Enquiry found that he had been killed in action. Harrison has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial within the grounds of the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in France.