Robert Henry Harmon
Rank:
Private
Serial No:
Serial No. N35366
Regiment:
17th Battalion
Suburb:
Campbelltown
Robert Henry Harmon - Information
Robert was born in Campbelltown in 1893. When he was older, he was living on Alfred St in Marrickville with his mother, Jessie, and working as a boilermakerâs assistant. When he was 23, he enlisted in the AIF on the 15th of June 1915 at the Royal Showground Camp in Sydney. He trained at Dubbo Depot Battalion, and was placed with the 17th Battalion. However, during training, Robert was struggling with a weak heart and rheumatism. He was subsequently discharged for being medically unfit on the 7th of May 1917.