Alexander HARRIS

Regimental number10/598
Date of birth16 January 1887
Place of birthWoodville
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressWoodville
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.7
Height5' 5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinJohn Harris, Woodville
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Woodville Volunteers; unit disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
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  cemetery records
Parents: John Harris, Woodville, and the late Jane Mary Harris
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 27 April 1915 (gun shot wound, left shoulder); admitted to Kasr el Aini Hospital, Cairo; discharged from A&NZ Convalescent Camp to Base Detsails, 8 June 1915.

Embarked Alexandria, 16 June 1915; rejoined Bn at Gallipoli, 22 June 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 353 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791950

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