Charles Benjamin HARRISON

Regimental number13/66
Date of birth16 September 1890
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionCongregational
OccupationFarmer
AddressHunua
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.11
Height5' 7"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinA G Harrison, Maungaturoto
Previous military serviceServed in B Squadron, Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs A.G. Harrison, 22 Ariki Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 31 October 1915, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose dead 8 August 1915.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16792261

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