Francis Henry (Chook) HARMER, 11917

1888 - 1973  (85 years)

• Name	Francis Henry (Chook) HARMER
  Suffix	11917
  Birth	25 Apr 1888	Mount Pleasant, South Australia, Australia   [1]
  	Indexed as Frances
  Gender	Male
  Military WWI	24 Oct 1916	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [2]
  	Private, 549, 10th Machine Gun Company, Reinforcement 8, AIF
  	he enlisted. He embarked Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 14 February 1917. He returned to Australia on 27 May 1919. AIF connections: Brothers: Private, 547, Ephriam Ernest Haddon HARMER, 3rd Machine Gun Bn and Corporal, 548, Albert Georgie HARMER, 10th Field Ambulance.
  Occupation	Shearer & Greyhound Breeder
  Reference Number	HA1
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203443024
  _FGRAVE	203443024
  _HASHTAG	MilitaryWWI
  	Those who served in World War One
  _UID	D023E48DF2CC4CE9A385C6AF4F05A06149A9
  Burial	May 1973	Dimboola, Dimboola Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
  Death	26 May 1973	Dimboola, Victoria, Australia   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I4711	Harmer Family
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Ephraim HARMER, 11053,   b. 19 Sep 1858, Steventon, South Australia, Australia d. 5 Mar 1927, Dimboola, Victoria, Australia (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Emma Edith BARTLETT, 11053a,   b. 22 Sep 1861, Macclesfield, South Australia, Australia d. 21 Jan 1898, Dimboola, Victoria, Australia (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1879	Highercombe, South Australia, Australia   [5]
  	Married in the Registry Office, Highercombe, South Australia
  Family ID	F2051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIRTH: Surname: HARMER Given Names: Frances Henry Date: 1888-04-25 Sex: M Father: Ephraim HARMER Mother: Emma Edith BARTLETT Birth Place/Residence: Nr Mount Pleasant District Code: Tal Book: 415 Page: 114 Digger - South Australian Births 1842-1906 (c) SAGHS MILITARY: Francis Henry HARMER Regimental number: 549 Religion: Baptist Occupation: Labourer Address: Gerang, Victoria Marital status: Single Age at embarkation: 28 Next of kin: Father, Ephriam Harmer, Gerang, Victoria Enlistment Date: 24 October 1916 Rank on enlistment: Private Unit name: Machine Gun Company 10, Reinforcement 8 AWM Embarkation Roll number: 24/15/3 Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 14 February 1917 Rank from Nominal Roll: Private Unit from Nominal Roll: 10th Machine Gun Company Fate: Returned to Australia 27 May 1919 AIF connections: Brothers: 547 Pte Ephriam Ernest Haddon HARMER, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 27 May 1919; 548 Corporal Albert Georgie HARMER, 10th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 7 July 1919. MILITARY: Private 10th Machine Gun Company WWI HR/34 HARMER Francis Henry: Service Number - 549: Place of Birth - Mount Pleasant SA: Place of Enlistment - Melbourne VIC : Next of Kin - (Father) HARMER Ephraim Series number B2455 Control symbol HARMER F H NAA RecordSearch Database ELECTORAL ROLL 1914 Division of Wannon, subdivision of Dimboola 532 Harmer, Albert George, Gerang, labourer, M 533 Harmer, Edward John, Gerang Gerung, labourer, M 534 Harmer, Ephraim, Gerang Gerung, labourer, M 535 Harmer, Francis Henry, Gerang Gerung, labourer, M 536 Harmer, Mary Matilda, Gerang, home duties, F 537 Harmer, Rosetta Jane, Dimboola, home duties, F 538 Harmer, William Dimboola, farmer, M Copy held at HE032. Digital image available ELECTORAL ROLL 1924 Division of Wannon, subdivision of Dimboola 602 Harmer, Albert George, Gerang, labourer, M 603 Harmer, Edward John, Gerang Gerung, labourer, M 604 Harmer, Ephraim, Gerang Gerung, labourer, M 605 Harmer, Ephraim Ernest Haddon, Gerang, labourer, M 606 Harmer, Francis Henry, Gerang Gerung, labourer, M 607 Harmer, Janet, Gerang, home duties, F 608 Harmer, Mary Matilda, Gerang, home duties, F Copy held at HE031. Digital image available ELECTORAL ROLL 1931 Division of Wannon, subdivision of Dimboola 662 Harmer, Albert George, Gerang, labourer, M 663 Harmer, Edward John, Gerang Gerung, labourer, M 664 Harmer, Ephraim Ernest Haddon, Ellerman st., Dimboola, labourer, M 665 Harmer, Ethel Eugenia, Gerang Gerung, home duties, F 666 Harmer, Francis Henry, Gerang Gerung, labourer, M 667 Harmer, Janet, Lloyd st., Dimboola, home duties Copy held at HE033. Digital image available DEATH: Surname: HARMER Given Names: Francis Henry Father: Ephraim Mother: Ewing Edith BARTLETT Death Place: DIMB Age: 85 Year: 1973 Reg Number: 13075 Event: D Digger - Death Index. Victoria 1921-1985 FIND A GRAVE BURIAL: Name: Francis Henry "Chook" Harmer Birth: 25 Apr 1888, South Australia, Australia Death: 26 May 1973 (aged 85), Dimboola, Hindmarsh Shire, Victoria, Australia Burial: Dimboola Cemetery, Dimboola, Hindmarsh Shire, Victoria, Australia Memorial ID: 203443024 Reference: Find a Grave

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] SA BDM Index - Births 1842-1906, (South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc & Macbeth Genealogical Services, Hampton Vic, 1998. CD-ROM), 3 Mar 2005, Birth, 1888, Talunga district, book 415, page 114 (Reliability: 3). [S196] Military Records - AIF Project 1914-1918, (The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra. Internet site at http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au), 1 Jun 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S216] VIC BDM Index - Deaths 1921-1985, (Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Dept of Justice, Victoria, Melbourne, 1998), 31 Jan 2006, Death, 1973, Dimboola, no 13075 (Reliability: 3). [S106] Ian Marr, VIC Cemetery - Dimboola, 3 Mar 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S235] SA BDM Index - Marriages 1842 to 1916, (South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc & Macbeth Genealogical Services, Hampton Vic, 2001. CD-ROM), 5 Jan 2006, Marriage, 1879, Highercombe, book 121, page 1029 (Reliability: 3).