Philip Bret HARDING

Regimental number24/950
AddressSelwyn Street, Onehunga
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Alfred Harding, Onehunga
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alpha Bennick and Christina Agnes Harding, Trafalgar Street, Onehunga, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB