Alfred Leonard HARRIS

Regimental number6/3729
Date of birth24 December 1888
Place of birthChristchurch
OccupationFarmer
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinBrother, H C Harris, Paenga, Ariki, Murchison
Enlistment date19 October 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 1, Grave No 11), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred William and Maria Jane Harris, Ohaeawai, Whangarei. Native of Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 25