Maurice Oswald HARRISON

Regimental number42097
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 8"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lydia Harrison, 13 Rodrigo Road, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in No 4 Field Ambulance, Reserves; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date8 December 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusConscript
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 2 April 1919
Discharge date17 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

War service: 2 years 165 days (of which 2 years 46 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 14
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16792352