Hamlyn Lavicount (Vern) Harris (1895–1953)
Mr. Hamlyn Vernon Harris, 58, of Wermatong, dropped dead at his home after returning from a Graziers' Association meeting at Tumut. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hamlyn Harris, of that district.
He had entered the Bank of New South Wales but, when war broke out in 1914, he enlisted (at 19): with the First Light Horse and, along with three older brothers, original Anzacs, saw service throughout World War I.
On his return he entered the pastoral industry and on the death of his parents, became part owner of Wermatong.
In recent years he took his son into partnership with him, and he, with Mrs. Harris and a daughter, survive.
The funeral was the largest ever seen in Tumut.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- World War I service record, item B2455, HARRIS H L V (National Archives of Australia)
- marries Olive Marie ('Mollie') Proudfoot, Daily News (Perth), 16 July 1924, p. 4
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Harris, Hamlyn Lavicount (Vern)
- Harris, Emily Lucy (mother)
- Harris, Hamlyn Lavicount (father)
- Stacy, Emily Florence (sister)
- Mecham, Eva Hamlyn (sister)
- Hamlyn-Harris, Bertha (sister)
- Harris, Noel Henry (brother)
- Harris, Geoffrey Hamlyn (brother)
- Harris, Clement Wallington (brother)
- Harris, George Thomas (brother)
- Harris, Agnes Florence (sister-in-law)
- Stacy, Arthur Neville (brother-in-law)
- Brown, Amelia Matilda (aunt)
- Shelley, Rowland Mansfield (uncle)
- Brown, Edward George (uncle by marriage)
- Shelley, George (grandfather)
- Stacy, Ethel Florence (niece)
- Brown, Edward Charles (cousin)
- Brown, Arthur William (cousin)
- Brown, Arthur Henry (cousin)
- Brown, Fanny Louisa (cousin)
- Brown, Effie Matilda (cousin)
Citation details
'Harris, Hamlyn Lavicount (Vern) (1895–1953)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/harris-hamlyn-lavicount-vern-23889/text32736, accessed 8 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Harris, Verne
- Harris, Hamlyn Vernon
Birth
12 November,
1895
Tumut,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
6 November,
1953
(aged 57)
Tumut,
New South Wales,
Australia
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