Search results Next record Previous record Māori Ivan Alex Harris Died 22 July 1942 PDF Key details Service number24055 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesIvan Alex AWMM SurnameHarris AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number24055 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship statusPre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number24055 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.199 Dairy-factory employee/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.199 Paeroa, Hauraki District 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.199 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.199 21st (Auckland) Battalion 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.199 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force 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 rankPrivate AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death22 July 1942 AWMM Age 32 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryEl Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM II. D. 8. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameBorough of Te Aroha, 1939-1945. Kenrick Street, Te Aroha. AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Ivan Alex Harris by laying a poppy. Irene Ellen Harris Isaiah Harris Ivan Alex Harris Ivan Ernest Harris Ivan Keith Harris Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Ivan Alex Harris Leave a note Contribute › Processing Ivan Harris was my mother's father. I have some letters he wrote home to Mum when he was at war. He died in El Alamein and is buried in the cemetary there. Public - Leah Alison - Direct descendant - 13 June 2020 Report Ivan was born 1912 and was Killed in Action 1942 at El Alamein, Egypt -- He was the son of Alfred and Matilda Harris of Hamilton / Auckland -- If you have any information on this family at all PLEASE make contact with me -- Many thanks Public - leonard Harris - Researcher - 13 August 2016 Report Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2094480 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.199 AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 13 June 2020Leah AlisonHamiltonDirect descendant 13 August 2016leonard HarrisNew ZealandResearcher 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 Search results Next record Previous record