Henry Joseph (Harry) Porter - 1887 to 1919
We're back with more information about the Killion, Quinn and Hand families. We're also welcoming members of the families of Edward and Thomas Feeney but more on that in the next post..... Henry Joseph (Harry) Porter died 98 years ago today. He was the victim of "an unprovoked one punch attack" in George Street Sydney a few days short of his 32nd birthday. Harry Porter was the second son and fourth of the five children of Henry and Rose (nee Killion). He was born on 30 November 1887 in Kempsey. The family had moved to Sydney in the early 1900s and lived in Glebe. Harry enlisted for the First World War on 8 September 1914 but these papers are marked as "deserted" on 23 November 1914. He re-enlisted on 27 July 1915 and joined the 4th Infantry Division of the 20th Battalion. He is described as 5 feet 5 3/4 inches, 136 lbs, ruddy complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair with tattoos on both forearms. Harry served as a stretcher