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Horace Vincent Frederick Harris

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Horace Vincent Frederick AWMM
  • Surname
    Harris AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    8708 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 16 Kyber Pass Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L. Charters (mother), 1 Montah Avenue, Killara, New South Wales, Australia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    8708 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Horace was born in 1901 and Died 1987 - He married in 1946 to Eileen. He is buried Purewa Cemetery, Auckland ------- CREMATION DETAILS back Surname HARRIS First Names Horace Vincent Frederick Age 86 Years Gender Male Date of Death 03 Mar 1987 Religion Anglican Serial No 53109 Date of Service and/or Interment 05 Mar 1987 Type Of Service Funeral Director J Weir & Co (2003) Ltd, 24 Hill Road, Onehunga, AUCKLAND Ashes Disposal Scattered Book Of Remembrance No --------------------------- If you have information on this family PLEASE make contact with me -- Many thanks
    Public - Leonard Harris - Researcher - 8 June 2016
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 76 AWMM
    • Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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08 June 2016Leonard HarrisNew ZealandResearcher

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