BLACK, Harold William
(Service number 7/1961)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 06/04/1893 | Place of Birth | Pareora |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Otipua, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. R. BLACK (father), Otipua, Timaru | ||
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 | 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 August 1965 | Age | 72 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Harold William Black was born on 6 April 1893 at Pareora, the son of James Roger and Annie Fergusson (née Coulter) Black. He was educated at Pareora West School, leaving there for Adair in January 1907. H. W. Black passed the medical examination at Timaru in September 1915 and was sworn in for service at the Front. Harold married Lavinia Ethel Mary Pratt in 1928.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [27 September 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [27 September 2020]; Ruru Lawn Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [27 September 2020]; Timaru Herald, 14 September 1915 (Papers Past) [26 September 2020]
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