Sergeant

Claude Henry Harper

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Alfred and Margaret Robinson Harper, of Auckland City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
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On 17th April 1941, Sergeant Claude was providing a rearguard action at the Fourka Pass in Greece against the advancing German forces. The Citation reads 'Owing to the sudden retirement of the infant... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
22355
Name:
Claude Henry Harper
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
08 April 1918
Place of Birth:
Auckland,
Next of Kin: 
Mr C.A. Harper (father), 2 Richmond Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
2 Richmond Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Ship Repairer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 7 Anti-Tank Regiment, 31 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
30 November 1941
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
14. H. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
Claude Henry Harper
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