Bertie Huon Victor HARKESS

Regimental number11658
OccupationClerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs T Harkess, Reserve Terrace, Lyttelton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 9

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