Private

William Ramsden Harris

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard James and Margaret Harris, of 34, Richardson St., St. Kilda, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

PTE Harris' memorial scroll is on display in the US Pentagon. One of the hallways in the Pentagon commemorates the ANZUS treaty -- a defense agreement between Australia, New Zealand and the US. Withi... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/871
Name:
William Ramsden Harris
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Richard J. Harris, 32A Oxford Street, South Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
32A Oxford Street, South Dunedin, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
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: 
15
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
William Ramsden Harris
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