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Harry Cuthbert Northcroft

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harry Cuthbert AWMM
  • Surname
    Northcroft AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Henry AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13/110 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 February 1889 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 8 August 1914 AWMM 2 Park Avenue, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Henry William Northcroft (father), Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands 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
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13/110 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 8 August 1914 AWMM Solicitor/Civilian AWMM
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  • 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • His parents (Henry William and Margaret Northcroft) were living in Rarotonga at the time of his enlistment. His father, Henry William Northcroft was the resident magistrate and the Chief Justice and Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands between 1913 and 1915.

    His father served in the New Zealand Wars, holder of the New Zealand Cross.

    Attended Auckland Grammar School.

    Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland).

    His name is listed on the Auckland War Memorial Museums' World War 1 Hall of Memories and on the New Zealand Lawyers Roll of Honour.

    Next of Kin: Mr W. Northcroft, Epsom, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 May 1915 BDM NZ1918/37080
    Age 26 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey BDM NZ1918/37080
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Walker's Ridge Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM I.B.3. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Obituary: Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. 1915. AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM
    • Memorial window, St Andrew's Church, 100 St Andrew's Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Memorial plaque, St Peter's Anglican Church, 11 Killarney Street, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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08 November 2021Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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