SCARF, Harry
(Service number 25/1021)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 14/03/1886 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Carter | ||
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| Next of Kin | Robert Scarf (father), Regent Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 3rd Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 3rd | ||
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Death
| Date | 7 November 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Harry Scarf was the son of Mr and Mrs R Scarf, of Regent St, Timaru, New Zealand
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