Harris, George Edward

Birth Details
1890/2192, George Edward Harris, Mother: Margaret Mary, Father: Abraham John

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database
Full Name George Edward Harris
Rank Last Held Private
Forename(s) George Edward
Surname Harris
War World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No. 31268
First Known Rank Private
Occupation before Enlistment Farmer
Next of Kin Abraham John Harris (father), Dyerville, Martinborough, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit 19th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation Date 15 November 1916
Place of Embarkation Wellington, New Zealand
Transport HMNZT 68
HMNZT 69
Vessel Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination Plymouth or Devonport, England
Nominal Roll Number 45
Page on Nominal Roll 8
Last Unit Served Wellington Infantry Regiment
Place of Death Belgium
Date of Death 8 June 1917
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Archives NZ source Military personnel file
Sources Used Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917

Probate George Edward Harris, Place: Martinborough, Occ: Soldier, Date of Death: 8/6/1917, AAOF W5447 60/17, Filed: 15/10/1917, Will, Archives NZ, Wellington