RADCLIFFE, Harold John
(Service number 6/530)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 13/02/1891 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | North Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John Radcliffe, Stafford Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Between 25 April and 1 May 1915. | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Timaru Boys High School War Memorial (Library) | ||
Biographical Notes
Harold Radcliffe was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Radcliffe, of Stafford St., Timaru, New Zealand. Genealogical notes by Guy Holdgate read: "PRIVATE HAROLD JOHN RADCLIFFE: oldest son of John and Elizabeth Radcliffe of Stafford Street Timaru and cousin to William Holdgate. After school he joined as a salesmen his fathers furnishing company J Radcliffe at the corner of Stafford and Beswick Streets Timaru. Harold enlisted on 11th August 1914 and sailed for Egypt on the 16th October 1914 with the Canterbury Infantry Battalion. He was killed in action sometime in the first days of the landings at Gallipoli (25th-30th April 1915) and his whereabouts is unknown. He is listed as one of those killed at the landings from the Canterbury Infantry Battalion, and his name is engraved on the Lone Pine Memorial at Lone Pine Cemetery (Gallipoli)."
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [5 Jan 2014]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20803822 - digitised; Genealogical notes by Guy Holdgate (South Canterbury Museum L21014/008)
External Links
Related Documents
- Timaru Herald 10 Dec 1915 - St Andrews man's letter (pdf, 36.0 KB updated 01-Sep-2017)
- Holdgates in WWI - biographical notes courtesy of G Holdgate (pdf, 332.1 KB updated 28-Oct-2015)
- Mountainview High School Roll of Honour (pdf, 809.5 KB updated 13-May-2016)
Researched and Written by
John Sutherland, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
SM
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