
| Regimental number | 24451 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.9 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Harris, 58 Princes Street, Musselburgh, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of 'sore foot') |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 10th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alice Mary Harris, 7 Main South Road, Hillside, Dunedin, and the late John Harris |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 19 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 4 December 1916, and posted to C Company. Detached to 2nd Army Supply Column, 20 April 1917. Evacuated to hospital, 29 April 1917, and admitted to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques (scabies); rejoined 2nd Army Supply Column, 4 May 1917. Rejoined unit, 28 July 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16792134 |
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