| [Index] |
| Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS (1881 - 1964) |
| MC MiD |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Frederick L HARRIS (1912 - ) |
Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS (1881 - 1964) + Myra Beatrice EMANUEL (1882 - 1950) |
Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS (1845 - 1925) | ||
| Emily Lucy Louisa SHELLEY (1851 - 1937) | George William SHELLEY (1812 - 1852) | William SHELLEY (1774 - 1815) | ||
| Elizabeth BEAN (1782 - 1878) | ||||
| Amelia Matilda WADDY (1817 - 1896) | ||||
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| b. 28 Oct 1881 at Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. 1912 Myra Beatrice EMANUEL (1882 - 1950) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 24 Jul 1964 at Manly, New South Wales, Australia aged 82 |
| Near Relatives of Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS (1881 - 1964) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Grandfather | George William SHELLEY | 1812 | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | 1852 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 40 |
| Grandmother | Amelia Matilda WADDY | 1817 | 1896 | 79 | ||
| Father in Law | Nathaniel EMANUEL | |||||
| Mother in Law | Maria MARKS | |||||
| Father | Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS | 16 Aug 1845 | Madras, India | 05 Jul 1925 | 79 | |
| Mother | Emily Lucy Louisa SHELLEY | 14 Sep 1851 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 30 May 1937 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 85 |
| Self | Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS | 28 Oct 1881 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 24 Jul 1964 | Manly, New South Wales, Australia | 82 |
| Wife | Myra Beatrice EMANUEL | 1882 | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | 1950 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 68 |
| Son | Frederick L HARRIS | 1912 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Sister | Emily Florence HARRIS | 1872 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 1964 | 92 | |
| Sister | Eva Hamlyn HARRIS | 1874 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 1950 | 76 | |
| Brother | Eric Hamly HARRIS | 10 May 1876 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 19 Sep 1895 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 19 |
| Brother | Noel Henry HARRIS | 1877 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 1960 | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 83 |
| Sister | Vida Hamlyn HARRIS | 1880 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 1965 | 85 | |
| Sister | Nettie Huntingdon HARRIS | 1884 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | 92 |
| Sister | Eliza Amelia "Nell" HARRIS | 1885 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 22 May 1968 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 83 |
| Sister | Edna Hamlyn HARRIS | 1888 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 08 Mar 1974 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 86 |
| Sister | Bertha HARRIS | 1889 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 1987 | 98 | |
| Brother | Clement Wallington "Clem" HARRIS | 1891 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | 1963 | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 72 |
| Brother | George Thomas HARRIS | 1893 | 1957 | 64 | ||
| Brother | Hamlyn Lavicount Vervon "Vernon" HARRIS | 1896 | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | Nov 1953 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 57 |
| Aunt | Amelia Matilda SHELLEY | 21 Sep 1836 | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | 27 Aug 1922 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 85 |
| Uncle | Edward George BROWN | 21 Oct 1829 | Copenhaven, Denmark | 03 Aug 1895 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 65 |
| Aunt | Elizabeth Jane SHELLEY | 1838 | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | 1866 | 28 | |
| Aunt | Georgina Frederica SHELLEY | 1840 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 1918 | 78 | |
| Uncle | George Waddy SHELLEY | 1842 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1907 | 65 | |
| Uncle | William John SHELLEY | 1844 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1922 | 78 | |
| Uncle | Rowland Mansfield SHELLEY | 1847 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 31 Dec 1932 | Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia | 85 |
| Aunt | Matilda Jane BRADY | 1844 | 1934 | 90 | ||
| Aunt | Jane Antoinette SHELLEY | 1849 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1907 | 58 | |
| Cousin | Edward Charles BROWN | 01 Mar 1856 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 09 Nov 1932 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 76 |
| Cousin | Arthur William BROWN | 15 May 1857 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 18 Oct 1857 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 0 |
| Cousin | Arthur Henry BROWN | 1858 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 1947 | 89 | |
| Cousin | Fanny Louisa BROWN | 1860 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 1932 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 72 |
| Cousin | Effie Matilda BROWN | 05 Dec 1862 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 02 Apr 1880 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 17 |
| Cousin | Walter Bland BROWN | 1864 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Cousin | Amelia Sydney BROWN | 1866 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 1949 | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | 83 |
| Cousin | Emily Hamlyn BROWN | 1869 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 1967 | Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia | 98 |
| Cousin | Rosie Blowering BROWN | 1871 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 13 Feb 1960 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 89 |
| Cousin | Malcolm George BROWN | 1873 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Cousin | Ethel Vyner BROWN | 1874 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Cousin | Teresa MacDonald BROWN | 1876 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 1962 | 86 | |
| Cousin | Daisy Blanch BROWN | 1878 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 1958 | New South Wales, Australia | 80 |
| Cousin | Miriam Newton BROWN | 12 Nov 1880 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 30 Jun 1959 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 78 |
| Cousin | Rowland George Mansfield SHELLEY | 1872 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1964 | 92 | |
| Cousin | Hector Harold SHELLEY | 1876 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1959 | 83 | |
| Cousin | Walter Mansfield SHELLEY | 1878 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1961 | 83 | |
| Cousin | Lucy Jane SHELLEY | 1879 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1968 | 89 | |
| Cousin | Edgar Herbert SHELLEY | 1882 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1971 | 89 | |
| Brother in Law | Percy Arthur EMANUEL | 1881 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Brother in Law | Frederick Clive EMANUEL | 1886 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Brother in Law | Norman C EMANUEL | 1886 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Sister in Law | Gertrude D EMANUEL | 1888 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Sister in Law | Doris E EMANUEL | 1890 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Brother in Law | Arthur Ernest Neville STACY | 1870 | 1935 | 65 | ||
| Sister in Law | Lucy Jane SHELLEY | 1879 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1968 | 89 | |
| Brother in Law | William Elliot NIXON | 1886 | 1965 | 79 | ||
| Brother in Law | Edward WALKER | 1873 | 1966 | 93 | ||
| Brother in Law | Henry SCOTT | 1882 | 14 May 1966 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 84 | |
| Sister in Law | Marion Leonora Doreen RIGBY | 1904 | 1997 | 93 | ||
| Sister in Law | Olive Marie PROUDFOOT | abt 1897 | 23 Jan 1980 | 83 | ||
| Events in Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS (1881 - 1964)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 28 Oct 1881 | Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS was born | Wermatong, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| 1912 | 31 | Birth of son Frederick L HARRIS | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1912 | 31 | Married Myra Beatrice EMANUEL (aged 30) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 3466/1912 | |
| 05 Jul 1925 | 43 | Death of father Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS (aged 79) | 76 | ||
| 30 May 1937 | 55 | Death of mother Emily Lucy Louisa SHELLEY (aged 85) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1950 | 69 | Death of wife Myra Beatrice EMANUEL (aged 68) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 24 Jul 1964 | 82 | Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS died | Manly, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Personal Notes: |
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From Virtual War Memorial https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/285230
Lieutenant Geoffrey Hamlyn Harris of the 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse... served in the Boer War in South Africa. Lt Harris was born at Tumut, NSW, in 1881 and had already served in South Africa as a trooper in the First Australian Horse in 1900-1901 before returning as Lieutenant with the 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse. During the First World War he also served as an officer in the 1st Light Horse Regiment, winning the Military Cross and being Mentioned in Despatches thrice during service at Gallipoli and Egypt. After the war, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and commanded the 7th Light Horse (Australian Horse) Regiment, a militia unit. He died in 1964 in Sydney aged 82 years. _______________________________________________________________ HONOURS AND AWARDS Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount Harris Rank Lieutenant Unit 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment Service Australian Imperial Force Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918 Notes Middle name incorrectly recorded as Lavicourt in London and Commonwealth Gazettes Award Military Cross Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 6 April 1916 on page 860 at position 25 London Gazette 14 January 1916 on page 591 at position 4 ______________________________________________________ Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount HARRIS Date of birth 28 October 1881 Place of birth Tumut New South Wales Religion Church of England Marital status Married Age at embarkation 33 Next of kin Wife, Mrs Myra B Harris, Pines View, Tumut Plains, Tumut, New South Wales Enlistment date 27 August 1914 Rank on enlistment 2nd Lieutenant Unit name 1st Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/6/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 20 October 1914 Rank from Nominal Roll Major Unit from Nominal Roll 1st Light Horse Regiment Recommendations (Medals and Awards) Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29251 (5 August 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 133 (28 October 1915). Recommendation date: 7 August 1915 Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31728 (12 January 1920); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 (1 April 1920). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1917). Fate Returned to Australia 13 March 1919 Place of burial Tumut Cemetery, New South Wales Medals Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 44 Date: 6 April 1916 Other details War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Middle East Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Date of death 24 July 1964 Age at death 82 Place of burial Tumut Cemetery, New South Wales _____________________________________________ The Australian Boer War Memorial Lieutenant (Later Colonel, MC, MID) Geoffrey Harris Ancestor Details Name of Ancestor: Geoffrey Hamlyn Lavicount Harris Ancestor's date of birth: 28/10/1881 Ancestor's date of death: 24/07/1964 Cause of Death: Age related Service and Life Before the Boer War: Grew up in the Tumut area of NSW Service Number: 1012 Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: tumut/gundagai Unit: Australian Horse Rank attained in Boer War: LT, Date Effective: 1902 Highest Rank attained (if served after war): COL, Date Effective: 1937 Murray Page: 47/168 Contingent: Second New South Wales Ship: SS Surrey, Date of Sailing: 17/01/1900 Ship: Custodian or Manchester Merchant, Date of Sailing: 16/02/1902 Other Boer War Service: Served as a troop commander 'A' squadron 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse 1902. Memorial details: Information not provided. Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches thrice. Personal Characteristics: Good leader, confident, natural soldier and good eye for country. Height: 180 cm, weight 85 kg (1914). Reasons to go and fight: Family Tradition: Lt Col Sir Thomas Noel Harris, Peninsular War, Maj Gen Hamlyn Harris, Indian Mutiny and Burma campaign, Gen Noel Hamlyn Harris, RA, Crimea and Afghan Campaign. Details of service in war: February 1900 - March 1901 in northern Cape Colony, Free State, and east Transvaal; with French's cavalry division from relief of Kimberley (February 1900) to sweep to Heidelberg (October 1900). Service and life after the Boer War: Married Myra Beatrice, was living ar 'River View', Tumut NSW. Served as an officer in 11 and 21 Light Horse pre 1914. Enlisted AIF 27 Aug 1914 in 1 LH as a Captain, MID Gallipoli, recommended French Croix de Guerre 1915, MC 1916, promoted Major, MID 1916, Recommended French Croix de Guerre 1916, MID 1919. When he returned to Australia, he lived at Manly Vale NSW. Three times wounded in action in World War 1, Commanded 7 Light Horse 1932-1937. Descendant Details Name of Descendant: Dr Kirsty Harris, Richmond VIC Relationship to Ancestor: Great Niece |
| Source References: |
| 73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004 |
| - Reference = page 100 (Name, Notes) |