HARRIS, William Henry
(Service number 17784)
| First Rank | (1) Private; (2) Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 6 November 1891 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | (1) Labourer; (2) Cook | ||
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| Next of Kin | (1) Mrs W. HARRIS (mother), Willowbridge, via Waimate; (2) Mrs Lucy HARRIS (mother), care of Mrs PRUE, Kapua, via Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (15th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company; (2) 37th Reinforcements Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | (1) 26 July 191; (2) 23 April 1918 | ||
| Transport | (1) Waitemata or Ulimaroa; (2) Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | (1) Devonport, England; (2) Southampton, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Mounted Rifles | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 August 1955 | Age | 63 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Fairlie Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Henry HARRIS was the son of William Henry HARRIS and his second wife, Lucy MALLETT, who had married in 1879 in Victoria, Australia. William was born in 1891 at Morven or Makikihi, and was educated at the Makikihi and St Andrews schools.In 1924 he married Elizabeth Jane POTTS, the daughter of early Timaru settlers. They had two children - William Kennedy HARRIS and a daughter.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [20 January 2015]; School Admission Registers (Waimate Branch NZSG) 20 January 2015]
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