Robert Matthew HARNEY

Regimental number10/1839
AddressMasterton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert Harney, Southbridge, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo. 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row K, Grave No 10B), Rouen, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Ellen Harney, Southbridge, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth