HARPER, William
(Service number 27284)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 05/09/1874 | Place of Birth | Hawes, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o J. Moore, Waitohi | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | John HARPER (father), Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England | ||
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 | 17th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 25 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 June 1951 | Age | 76 years |
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| Place of Death | Ashburton | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Harper was the son of John Harper, of Yorkshire, England. At noon on 31 May 1916, South Canterbury’s quota of the 17th Reinforcements was entertained at dinner in Stafford Tea Rooms by the lady members of the South Canterbury War Relief Society. The soldiers assembled at the Drill Hall at 3.30 pm to be farewelled by the Mayor before leaving on the north-going express. In this quota was W. Harper.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 September 2019]; Ashburton Cemetery headstone image & burial record [Ashburton District Council) [17 September 2019); Timaru Herald, 31 May 1916 (Papers Past) [17 October 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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