HAROLD, Kenneth William
(Service number 2/2839)
| First Rank | Driver | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 16/11/1890 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Miss BURKE, 5 Grafton Road, Auckland | ||
| Occupation | Solicitor's clerk | ||
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| Next of Kin | William HAROLD (father), 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 | 10th Reinforcements Details, New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 22 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waihora | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1968 | Age | 77 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Kaikohe Public Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Pitt Street Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Auckland | ||
Biographical Notes
Kenneth William Harold was the son of William Harold and his wife Sarah née Steele. He was educated at Waimataitai School, going on to High School in 1903.
After the war Kenneth married Rena Tui Treseder in 1933. He continued in the legal profession, and served as the Kaikohe town clerk. A great-nephew noting that his law office, presented by his daughter Judith Johnson, is preserved as an exhibit at the Kaikohe Pioneer Village in 2023.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [13 January 2019]; Kaikohe Cemetery burial record (Far north District Council) [14 January 2019]; SCRoll web submission by B Harold, 23 December 2023
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