HARPER, Eric Tristram
(Service number 35694)
| First Rank | Sergeant Major | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 01/12/1878 | Place of Birth | Papanui, Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Barrister and solicitor | ||
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| Marital Status | married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs B A S Harper (wife) 8 Kilmore Street West, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 26th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 31 May 1917 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki then transhipped to " Port Lincoln" at Sydney for Suez | ||
| Embarked From | wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted RIfles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 April 1918 | Age | 40 |
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| Place of Death | Also | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial; Woodbury Church Memorial (Canterbury Mounted Rifles) | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of George and Agnes Margaret Harper of Christchurch. Husband of BeatriceAnn Sibella Randall, married Westminster RC Cathedra, London 27 July 1913, children Frederick George Strachey Harper born 25.3.1914 , Anne De Carteret Harper 12.11.1916 both born Christchurch, NZ. Educated Chch Boys High School and St Patricks College.Member of the All Blacks rugby team which toured Britain in 1905. All Black 1904-1906. Played cricket in the United Club's first eleven and later for the West Chch Club. Other brothers who also served Phillip Hamilton Harper, Cuthbert Strachey Harper, Robert Paul Harper, Edmund Harper died 1917) George Herbert Harper and Gordon Gerald Harper (died Egypt 1916 7/516).
Sources
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