Robert James HARRIS

Regimental number61280
OccupationBlacksmith
Next of kinFather, John Harris, Beaumont
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 97 Tahiti on 16 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialAdanac Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No 4), Miraumont, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elizabeth P. Harris, Beaumont, Otago, and the late John James Harris. Native of Roxburgh, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 5