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Harold Clarence PROSSER

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T17:03:18+00:00
Date of birth1st 1/4 1887
Date of death6/7 August 1915
Mothers nameJane Eva (nee Paterson)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJames (Jim) Prosser
SiblingsJenny Caroline Vera (b 1882), Violet Donna Sybil (b 1884), James Ronald (b 1888)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residenceCafe de Paris, Palmerston North
Awards1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Gallipoli Medallion
Place of birthRegistered Wellington
OccupationLabourer, Shannon
Place of deathDardanelles
Date of arrival overseas03 December 1914
Theatres of warEgyptian 1914 - 1915, Gallipoli 1915
Place of embarkationTransport No 6
SurnamePROSSER
War memorialFoxton, Shannon, Moutoa Gates
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesHarold Clarence
Place of arrival overseasAlexandria, Egypt
Overseas memorialChunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial panel 6
WarsWW 1
Service number11/113
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted15 August 1914
Final rankTrooper
Regiment or service6 Manawatu Sqdn, Wellington Mounted Rifles, Main Body
Embarkation date16 October 1914
User reference1.126

Image of Harold Clarence PROSSER

Probate: Will, Archives NZ, Wellington.

Employer: W Norman, Whakatane.

Declared age on enlistment: 27 years 7 months.

Previous Military History: 6 years MR.

NOK: James Prosser (father), Taradale or Marton, Rangitikei.

Chest: 34" - 37". Weight: 10st 4lb.

Hair: Dark Brown. Eyes: Brown.

Height: 5'8". Complexion: Dark.

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