Harold William JENSEN

Regimental number79379
Date of birth28 January 1898
Place of birthPahiatua
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Height5' 8.75"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Jensen, PO Box 12, Longburn
Enlistment date9 February 1918
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 107 Tahiti on 10 July 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 11 March 1919
Discharge date27 May 1919
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Wellington, 10 July 1918; disembarked lymouth, england, 9 September 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 11 September 1918 (bronchitis); discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 9 October 1918; admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, , 19 November 1918 (influenza); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 5 December 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Portsmouth on board SS 'Raranga', 11 March 1919; disembarked Newport, Nova Scotia, Canada, 25 March 1919; re-embarked Newport, 29 March 1919; discharged, 27 May 1919.

Total war service: 1 year 27 days (of which 294 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFather, b. Denmark; mother, b. Victoria, Australia
Date of death27 May 1975 Palmerston North
Age at death77
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 86, p. 9
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805