| Regimental number | 7/2018 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Harris, 19 Dyer's Pass Road, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Captain |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Captain |
| Final unit | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches 'This Officer's Company was engaged in digging a communication trench from Crest Trench to Switch Trench on 16th September. The ground over which they had to work was heavily shelled by the enemy. Captain Harris laid off the tasks and kept the men at work until the Company was withdrawn after six hours work. Captain Harris's coolness and encouragement kept his men working in spite of casualties and the fact that the trench was continually blown in. He was wounded approximately an hour before the Company was withdrawn. He died on the 18th September.' Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 4 January 1917. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 13), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Archdeacon Harris, Christchurch; Wife: Margaret Harris, 19 Dyer's Pass Road, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 7 |