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Cenotaph record

Harry Walter Allwright Nilsen

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Marlborough War Memorial exterior. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin

Marlborough War Memorial exterior. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harry Walter Allwright AWMM
  • Surname
    Nilsen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Harry Walter AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/315 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Wharf, Kaikoura, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    John Peter Nilsen (father), The Wharf, Kaikoura, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/315 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Harry Nilsen was the son of Mr and Mrs John Peter Nilsen of High Street, Carterton. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 August 1915 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
    • Marlborough War Memorial, 20 Seymour Street, Blenheim, 7201 AWMM
    • Kaikoura War Memorial, 34 Esplanade, Kaikoura 7300 AWMM
    • Kaikoura Anglican Church, 29 Torquay St, Kaikoura AWMM
    • Marlborough Great War Memorial, WW1 AWMM
    • St Peter's Anglican Church, Kaikoura AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 541 AWMM
    • Auckland Weekly News AWMM
      There is a photo of Harry Nilsen on page 15 of the Auckland Weekly News Illustrated List, Roll of Honour 1915. It should be noted that his name is spelt Nilson in this publication. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM

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29 July 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
25 April 2020HeatherPegasus, ChristchurchOther relative
23 November 2016JeniferWairarapa New ZealandResearcher

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