Harry Cuthbert NORTHCROFT

Regimental number13/110
Date of birth22 February 1889
Place of birthThames
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSolicitor
Address2 Park Avenue, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height6' 0"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinH W Northcroft, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Previous military serviceServed in 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles Regiment (Territorial Force), 1912-13; resigned for business reasons; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 19 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialWalker's Ridge Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry William and Margaret Northcroft
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22203835

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