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Joseph Harding

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New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624. Cultural Permissions may apply.

New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckl …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Harding AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/267 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    21st July 1888 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 February 2025 - Military record
  • Place of birth
    Mabel Bush, Southland Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 February 2025 - Military record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Charles & Elizabeth HARDING of Hokitika Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 February 2025 - Military record
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Bluff, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Charles Harding (father), Hokitika, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 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 16/267 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    14 August 1915 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM J. 88 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    News of the death at the Dardanelles, of Private Joseph Harding, son of Mr. Clias. Harding, the well-known sawmiller of Ruatapu, reached here last week. Private Harding, who joined the Main Force in Southland, worked at the Mananui sawmill for some considerable time. He was also employed at Priest’s Ruatapu sawmill prior to leaving for Southland. The late Private Harding was highly esteemed by those who knew him and his death will be regretted by his friends on the West Coast Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 February 2025 - ROLL OF HONOUR. - West Coast Times, 28 August 1915, Page 1
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01 February 2025Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
02 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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