William James HARRISON

Regimental number10230
OccupationPacker
Next of kinMother, Mrs Phoebe Harrison, 297 Willis Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements (including Details to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No 11), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Phoebe Harrison, 40 Grafton Road, Roseneath, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 17