John Henry HARRIS

Regimental number10/1515
Date of birth11 May 1885
Place of birthManawatu
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBootmaker
AddressCook Street, Foxton
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 6.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Harris, Cook Street, Foxton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 December 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 15 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 102), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Constance Harris, Foxton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Wounded in action, Anzac Cove, 27 July 1915 (gun shot wound, right knee and scalp); admitted to HS 'Dongola', 9 August 1915, and transferred to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 August 1915.

Died of sunstroke and heart failure following wounds, 15 September 1915.

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

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