Trooper

Harold Henry Whitaker

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Highton Whitaker and Annetta Eliza Whitaker, of Dipton, Southland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9/486
Name:
Harold Henry Whitaker
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
30 January 1895
Place of Birth:
Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
W H Whitaker (father), Richmond Grove, Invercargill
Religion:
Anglican
Date of Enlistment:
15 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Dipton, Southland
Place of Enlistment: 
Invercargill, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Blacksmith
Employer:
T Whitaker, Dipton
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand and Australian Division, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 12 (Otago) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
27 August 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. I. 153.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Harold Henry Whitaker
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