HARDING, Charles Alfred
(Service number 28880)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Jockey | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
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Military Service
| Served with | New Zealand Armed Forces (?) | Served in |
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| Date | n/a | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Training Unit | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 July 1916 | Age | 34 yrs |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | Died from disease contracted, while training with or attached to the NZEF in New Zealand. Spinal meningitis. | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of William Henry & Mary Ellen HARDING, of Charles Street, Linwood, Christchurch. Married; wife in New South Wales. Jockey apprenticeship in Dunedin; later rode in Australia & Canterbury. Took ill & died next day. Military funeral.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [19 November 2013]; CWGC [19 November 2013]; Find A Grave headstone image [20 November 2013]. Timaru Herald, 26 July 1916; Press, 26 July 1916, 27 July 1916, 28 July 1916 (Papers Past) [20 November 2013].
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