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Ralph Tenney Harris

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ralph Tenney AWMM
  • Surname
    Harris AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ralph Walter Harris AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 36111 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 1886 AWMM AWMM
      New Zealand AWMM
    • 29 March 1885 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    29 March 1885 Public - Leonard - Researcher - 19 April 2015 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Auckland Public - Leonard - Researcher - 19 April 2015 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
    Was the 7th of 10 children born to Gustavus Ralph Harris and Catherine (nee Gillelay). His full name Public - Leonard - Researcher - 19 April 2015 - Family papers
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre 1 January 1917 AWMM Private Bag, Mangahua, Dannevirke, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Catherine Harris (mother), Catherine Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 36111 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Jan 1917 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Labourer/Civilian 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 4.5 inches AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Medical Board, Featherston Military Camp, pain on walking AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Catherine Mary Harris and Gustavus Ralph Harris. Did not embark overeseas, declared medically unfit due to a previous accident.

    Four brothers served in WW1 :Albert Ernest Harris (10595 ); Alfred Harris (10604); Ralph Walter Harris (Real name Ralph Tenney Harris) (36111) and James Marcus Harris (12/3351) AWMM

Death

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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
19 April 2015LeonardPalmerston NorthResearcher

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