Sydney Joseph Harris
Born 31st December 1921
Public - Emily Topia - Other relative - 27 April 2026 - Death Certificate
- Service number
- 812658 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
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- War
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Date of birth
- 31st December 1921Public - Emily Topia - Other relative - 27 April 2026 - Death Certificate
- 31st December 1921Public - Wiremu Dalton Benjamin - Direct descendant - 4 November 2025 - Military Personnel Files
- 31st December 1921
- Place of birth
- HokiangaPublic - Emily Topia - Other relative - 27 April 2026 - Death Certificate
- Motukaraka, Hokianga, North Auckland, New ZealandPublic - Wiremu Dalton Benjamin - Direct descendant - 4 November 2025 - Military Personnel Files
- Hokianga
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Maungamuka, Hokianga, New Zealand AWMM
- Mangamuka, Hokianga, New ZealandPublic - Wiremu Dalton Benjamin - Direct descendant - 4 November 2025 - Military Personnel Files
- Post war occupation
- LabourerPublic - Wiremu Dalton Benjamin - Direct descendant - 4 November 2025 - Military Personnel Files
- Next of kin
- Mrs W.H. Harris (mother), Motukaraka, Hokianga, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 812658 AWMM
- Military service
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- M.I.D. Emblem
1939-45 Star
Africa Star
8th Army Clasp
NZ Operational Service Medal
NZ Service Medal 1945-49 (J/Force)
NZ Defence Service MedalPublic - Wiremu Dalton Benjamin - Direct descendant - 4 November 2025 - Military Personnel File & Personal Record
Training and Enlistment
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- Jayforce Trooper Nominal rolls J-Force (R22440245) 2nd Divisional Cavalry Regiment, D Squadron Nominal rolls J-Force (R22440245) British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan, Main Body AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
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Biographical information
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About death
- Death
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- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Obituary
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference - Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22440245
Sources Used - J Force Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
Further Reference - Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
Further Reference
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- References
- Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 15: WW2 61 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
p.75 - Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
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