David William Harris

Died 13 December 1941

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Service number
43492 AWMM
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Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Last rank
Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Engineers, 20 Field Company AWMM
War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel H_009. Image taken June 2020.

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David William AWMM
Surname
Harris AWMM
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43492 AWMM
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Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Campaign
Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Service number
43492 AWMM
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Medals and Awards
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

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WW2 New Zealand Engineers AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

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Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

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Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Engineers, 20 Field Company AWMM

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13 December 1941 AWMM
Age 27 AWMM
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Killed on Active Service AWMM
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Suva Military Cemetery, Fiji AWMM 13. 185. AWMM
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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2385178
Sources Used
References
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
p.90 AWMM

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