William Edwin HARRIS

Regimental number36972
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs W E Harris, Waerengaokuri, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1917
Place of burialWestouter Churchyard and Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 9), Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 32

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