Harold William Cannington Born 18 May 1893 - Died 9 July 1916 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 6/205 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Sergeant AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright res … Read more View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHarold William AWMM SurnameCannington AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 6/205 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth18 May 1893 AWMM AWMM Date of birth18 May 1893 Public - Peter - Researcher - 15 October 2017 - Military records Place of birthGeelong, Victoria, Australia Public - Peter - Researcher - 15 October 2017 - Military records Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 166 Waimea Street, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Ada Bessie Cannington (mother), 166 Waimea Street, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 6/205 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 October 1914 AWMM from AWMMHMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Sergeant AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Harold Cannington was the son of Walter William and Ada Bessie Cannington, of Nelson, New Zealand. Born at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death9 July 1916 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Somme, Northern France AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryCite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM II. D. 38. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameNelson Cenotaph Anzac Park Nelson; Nelson College Scriptorium Roll of Honour Public - Peter - Researcher - 15 October 2017 - on site Roll of Honour Remember Harold William Cannington by laying a poppy. Sidney Donald Canning William Canning Harold William Cannington Sydney Cannington Brian Morshead Cannon Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Harold William Cannington Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21892055 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/275906/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/275906 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 109 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 The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
