Ernest Sirdefield HARSTON

Regimental number10/1074
Date of birth21 August 1891
Place of birthThames
SchoolNapier High School
OccupationLaw student
AddressCobden Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 9.75"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinH L Harston, Cobden Road, Napier
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Defence Cadets (Napier High School); 2 years in the Napier Guards (Volunteers); serving in 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territxorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationCaptain
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 rankCaptain
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 February 1917
Medals

Mention in Despatches

'In connection with the operations described in General I. Hamilton's despatch dated 11 December 1915.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 28 January 1916

Discharge date17 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Ionic', 14 February 1917; discharged (medically unfit: enteritis and severe debility), 17 May 1917.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24098444

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