Alan Roy Harrington

Gunner

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Edin Carnival Harrington, and of Henrietta Harrington (nee McArthur), of Otautau, Southland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A soldier from the Burnham camp lost his life in the Selwyn River this afternoon. The victim was: Allan Roy Harrington, single, a member of the Army Service Corps. The unit was exercising at Williams’ Ford. During a break in training the men were swimming in the river when Harrington collapsed. Every effort was made to save him, but the body was lost and not recovered until 7 p.m."

WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 126, ISSUE 21041, 17 FEBRUARY 1940, PAGE 6

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Casualty

Service Number:

3/10/559

Name:

Alan Roy Harrington

Rank:

Gunner

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

15 February 1940

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Otautau New Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

8. 3. A.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand