Stephen Arthur HARRIS

Regimental number10/377
Date of birth10 October 1890
Place of birthGreytown
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
AddressRangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.11
Height5' 9"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMrs F Hall, Julia Street, Pahiatua
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Frances E. Hall, 215 Main Street, Palmerston North
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, hed at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body. Archives file also contains material relating to 10/844 George DORWARD.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20998093