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William James Harley

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Headstone of Rifleman William James Harley (45507). Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BEBB8997). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Rifleman William James Harley (45507). Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelk …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William James AWMM
  • Surname
    Harley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 45507 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 February 1892 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    27/02/1892 Public - Marleen - 2 March 2020 - <research.archivesnz@archivesnz.info>
  • Place of birth
    Dunedin, Otago, NZ Public - Marleen - 2 March 2020 - <research.archivesnz@archivesnz.info>
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W. Harley (mother), 27 Jackson Street, St Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 45507 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Harley was the son of William and Tamar Harley, of 27 Jackson St., St. Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    • 18 February 1918 AWMM
      Age 28 AWMM
      France, Europe AWMM
    • 18 February 1918 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 26 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM IV. A. 18. AWMM
    • Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 93, Plot 57 AWMM
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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • HMNZT 90. Te karere : the message : H.M.N.Z.T. no. 90. [1917]. AWMM
      Military Service Record AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      69: 30 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. 4: Includes portrait AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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