Harry McCLEARY

Regimental number76356
Date of birth18 September 1897
Place of birthAustralia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressSailors Home, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 11.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs B McCleary, c/o Mrs Burnett, 297 Taranaki Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceChristchurch Senior Cadets
Enlistment date14 February 1918
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 107 Tahiti on 10 July 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unitE Company, 40th Reinforcements
FateDied of disease 7 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records17
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsAuckland Provincial Memorial, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Bertha McCleary, 141 Buckley Road, Linwood, Christchurch
Other details

Died of disease at sea ex-New Zealand en route to England

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 86, p. 15