Private

John Harris

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Adam and Jane Harris, of Saddle Hill, Fairfield, Otago, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Casualty

Service Number: 
46714
Name:
John Harris
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
A. Harris (father), Saddle Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion, D Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds received at Polygon Wood
Date of Death:
03 December 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 83
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
X. B. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Harris
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