| Regimental number | 14545 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wanganui |
| School | Wanganui Collegiate School |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, H S G Harper, PO Box 37, Wanganui |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | 'Entered this School as a Day Boy in 1904. On leaving he joined the staff of the Loan and Mercantile Co., subsequently going on the land. He went into camp as N.C.O., and was originally attached to the 10th Reinforcements as a Sergeant. After obtaining his commission he was placed in the 13th, and later transferred to the 14th, with whom he finally left in June, 1916. Arriving in France in September, he saw the latter part of the Somme battle before being sent to a machine gun school for training. He rejoined his old company at Fleurbaix, where he was taken ill and died on December 9th, 1916.' (In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School]) |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No 3), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry S.G. and Helen S.B. Harper, Wanganui |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Posted to B Company, 10th Reinforcement, with the rank of Corporal, 12 October 1915. Appointed Second Lieutenant and posted to B Company, 13th Reinforcement, 5 March 1916. Transferred to Reserves, 12 April 1916. Posted to B Company, 14th Reinforcement, 11 May 1916. Posted to 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 30 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2 October 1916. Admitted to hospital, 30 November 1916; admitted to No 14 General Hospital, Boulogne, 2 December 1916 (influenza, severe). Died, No 14 General Hospital, Boulogne, 9 December 1916 (influenza). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 6 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791803 |