Jeffrey Arthur HARNEY

Regimental number13/911
Date of birthFebruary 1876
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressMain Street, Maungaturoto
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38.6
Height5' 8"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinBrother, James Alexander Harney, Walton, Waikato
Enlistment date17 April 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 23 Waitomo on 17 April 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles
FateDied of disease 19 November 1916
Place of burialBaghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row L, Grave No 25), Iraq
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Posted to unit, Gallipoli, 23 August 1915.

Died of eruptive typhus while a prisoner of war.

War service: 1 year 340 days (of which 583 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791779