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Samuel Henry Harris

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Devonport Municipal Fire Brigade Roll of Honour (photo J. Halpin 2012) (CC-BY John Halpin)

Devonport Municipal Fire Brigade Roll of Honour (photo J. Halpin 2012) (CC-BY John Halpin)

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Samuel Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Harris AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Henry AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24012 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 December 1886 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 9 February 1916 AWMM 8 Princess Street, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Emily Harris (wife), 8 Princess Street, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 27 May 1916 AWMM Married AWMM
    Married, 2 children AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24012 AWMM
  • Military service
    Newton Rifles, 6 years AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 9 February 1916 AWMM Storeman/Civilian AWMM
    Trentham, Upper Hutt 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 4.5 inches AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Dark AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      brown AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      France, October 1917, gunshot wound to arm, severe AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Emily Gasson married 1909.

    Father of Irene Ellen (b 1910) and Trevor Collin (b 1913)

    Listed as henry harris on the Devonport Fire Brigade Roll of Honour AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 December 1966 AWMM
    Hamilton, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Devonport Municipal Fire Brigade Roll of Honour, Devonport Fire Station, 23 Lake Road Devonport, Auckland AWMM

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  • Samuel Henry was born in 1885 and died 1966 buried in Purewa cemetery Auckland. He was married and had 2 children. If you have any information on this person or family PLEASE make contact with me.. Many thanks
    Public - Leonard Harris - Researcher - 19 June 2016
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22 November 2020GlennWellingtonResearcher
19 June 2016Leonard HarrisNew ZealandResearcher

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