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HARROW, Edward John
(Service number MB1829)

Aliases	Known as John
First Rank	Chief Motor Mechanic	Last Rank	Chief Motor Mechanic

Birth

Date	01/06/1888	Place of Birth	Canterbury

Enlistment Information

Date	10 November 1916	Age	28 years
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Motor mechanic
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Married
Next of Kin	Rachael HARROW (wife), Waimate, South Canterbury
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Military Service

Served with	UK Armed Forces	Served in	Navy
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	Royal Naval Auxiliary Patrol (Motor-Boat service)
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Miscellaneous embarking unit
Date	15 November 1916
Transport	RMS Tahiti
Embarked From		Destination	Devonport, Devon, England

Other Units Served With	HMS Hermione, Greenwich, London, England, Royal Naval College, Thalia (Provident); HMS Hermione, Greenwich, London, England, Royal Naval College, Actaeon (ML258), Dreel Castle (ML258); HMS Hermione, Greenwich, London, England, Royal Naval College
Last Unit Served With	Royal Naval Volunteer reserve

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Discharge

Date	27 July 1919	Reason

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Biographical Notes

edward John Harrow, known as John, was the younger son of Charles Mayo and Mary (née Doherty) Harrow. He was born on 1 June 1888.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 December 2016]

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