
Born in 1888. Educated at Melbourne Grammar School 1901-1903. Interstate tennis player and a member of MCC Lawn Tennis Committee. LTAV Member. A dashing batsman, he played in MCC Junior Elevens and for St. Kilda. Although doctors said he was unfit for service after a serious motor cycle accident in 1912, he nevertheless enlisted. He was killed in action with the 6th Battalion near Ypres on September 19, 1917 when a stray shell landed near his platoon.
'Lemme, Harold William (1888–1917)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/lemme-harold-william-22888/text32298, accessed 18 March 2025.
Harrold Lemmie, c. 1916 photographer unknown
Winner (Melbourne), 24 October 1917, p 8
29 June,
1888
Prahran, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
18 September,
1917
(aged 29)
Ypres,
Belgium
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