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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Trooper Henry Hayward Harrison |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Trooper |
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| Forename(s): |
Henry Hayward |
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| Surname: |
Harrison |
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| Also Known As: |
Henry Haywood |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
13/548 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Trooper |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Bushman |
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| Next of Kin: |
A.G. Harrison, Maungaturoto, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Kirikopuni, Wairoa, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Auckland Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Star of India or Waimana |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914) |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
307 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Mounted Rifles, 3 Squadron |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
12 July 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
27 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey |
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| Grave Reference: |
C. 22. |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Trooper Harrison was shot in the neck by a Turkish sniper while standing and smoking after being warned by colleagues to keep his head down. He was carried down to the beach by his brother and colleagues. Harrison's name was carved in a stone and placed on his rock-covered grave. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 |
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| Further References: |
- Bloody Gallipoli: the New Zealanders' Story. Richard Stowers. Auckland: David Bateman, 2005
- Military personnel file listed at Archives New Zealand. Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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