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Wanliss, Harold Boyd (1891–1917)

	Wanliss, Harold Boyd (1891–1917)
Born	11 December, 1891 Ballarat , Victoria , Australia
Died	26 September, 1917 (aged 25) Polygon Wood , Belgium
Cause of Death	killed in action
Related Entries [View as tree]	Irvine, Agnes Somerville (aunt) Wanliss, David Sydney (uncle) Wanliss, Cecil (uncle) Irvine, William Hill (uncle by marriage) Fisken, Archibald James (uncle by marriage) Wanliss, Eliza (grandmother) Wanliss, Thomas Drummond (grandfather) Monash, John (senior officer)
Education*	Ballarat College (Vic) (student, 1903-1908) Hawkesbury Agricultural College (NSW) (student, 1912-1912)
Occupation*	farmer (1913-1915) Victoria, Australia army officer (1915-1917) Federal, Australia
Military Service*	World War I (army officer) Battle of Bullecourt, 1917 (army officer) Battle of Polygon Wood, 1917 (army officer) 29th Battalion (army officer, 1915-1916) 14th Battalion (army officer, 1916)
Awards	Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1916)
Legacies*	Wanliss Falls (Lorne, Vic) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate

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