
| Regimental number | 49537 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Addington |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 129 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, F G Harris, 75 Picton Avenue, Lower Riccarton, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | G Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: England Embarked Wellington, 16 July 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 3 September 1917 (bronchitis); discharged from ship's hospital, 4 September 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 16 September 1917, and marched into 5th Reserve Bn, Tidworth. Found guilty, 5 November 1917, of being 'out of bounds': forfeited 2 days' pay. Admitted to hospital, Rugeley, 23 January 1918 (infection of larynx); discharged to Brocton, 22 February 1918; admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 25 February 1918 (phthsis). Classified unfit by Medical Board (tubercle of lung), and placed on NZ Roll, 16 March 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Ulimaroa', 1 May 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: tubercle of lung), 20 August 1918. Total war service: 1 year 168 days (of which 334 days were abroad) Medal: British War Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: Frederick George and Mary Anne Harris (both b. New Zealand) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 72 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 8 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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