| Regimental number | 11/1050 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bideford, Wairerapa |
| True Name | PAULSEN, Harry Wilfred |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Waimai, Ngaruawahia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.11 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, P Paulsen, Ngaruawahia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 4th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hamilton |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 9), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Paul and Ella Paulsen, Glen Murray, Hamilton |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Transferred from Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Zeitoun, 8 April 1915. Posted to unit, Gallipoli, 30 June 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 31 October 1915, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose dead, 8 August 1915.' War service: 359 days (of which 176 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20799653 |