HARRISON, Ivo John
(Service number 6/2156)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 01/10/1883 | Place of Birth | Orari |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 February 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Greenhays, Temuka, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | John Harrison(father), Greenhays, Temuka, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 6/13/1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt 24 July- 6 August 1915 |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian, Balkans (Gallipoli) | ||
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| Service Medals | |||
Death
| Date | 23 November 1915 | Age | 32 |
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| Place of Death | Buried at Sea | ||
| Cause | Died of Phthisis (tuberculosis) | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Canterbury Provincial Memorial, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial, Canterbury Provincial Memorial, Christchurch, NZ | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Anne Harrison, of Temuka. Served at Gallipoli.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); rootsweb.ancestry.com/nzscant/defense.htm
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Ann Munro (SC branch NZSG), David Batchelor, South Canterbury Museum
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