| Service Number: | 398 |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Private |
| Age: | 20 |
| Religion: | C of E |
| Marriage status: | Single |
| Calling/trade: | Circular saw filer |
| Address: |
Care of J. W. Powell Beeac Victoria Australia |
| Date joined: | 26/08/14 |
| *A.M.F. Unit: | |
| Regiment: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation |
|
| Date: | 21/10/14 |
| From: | Melbourne |
| On number: | A3 |
| Name: | Orvieto |
| Nominal Roll No: | 23/22/1 |
| Division | C Company |
Next of Kin |
|
| Name: | Mrs. Alice Harrison |
| Relationship: | Mother |
| Address: | Essex England England |
| Before Embarkation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate per Diem | Date to which paid | ||
| S | D | S | D |
| 5 | 0 | 20/10/14 | |
| After Embarkation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily rate, excluding Deferred pay | Allotment in Australia per Diem | Not Rate, not including Allowances or Deferred pay | |||
| S | D | S | D | S | D |
| 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| Daily Rate of Deferred Pay, only Inssuable on Completion of Service with Expeditionary Force | |
|---|---|
| S | D |
| 1 | 0 |
Albert Harrison shares the story of his father, Bert (Bertie) Harrison. My father enlisted in the 5th. Battalion AIF in St. Kilda Road 1914, and was given the enlistment number 398. He boarded the HMAT Orvieto and sailed from station pier on 21 October 1914, and sailed for Egypt with the last sighting of Australia being Albany. [...]
