Harold GOWERS

Regimental number24/432
AddressKaponga
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert B Gowers, Dyke's Hall, Hillsbrough, Sheffield, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 10 October 1915
Medals

Military Medal

'Gallantry and devotion to duty. This signaller acted as a messenger between 2nd Battalion Headquarters, 3rd New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade and forward Brigade Report Centre. Through a heavy barrage fire, by day and by night, he carried messages that were material to the success of the operations on the 15th and 16th September round Flers village.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 21 December 1916

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB

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