Eric “Eric” Harcourt
Private · NZ #7346 · R Patrol · MID, CdeG
| Rank | Private |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #7346 |
| Patrol | R Patrol |
| Regiment | 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion |
| Known as | “Eric” |
| Honours | MID, CdeG |
| Campaign medals | War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C136481 |
What this roll records
Honours added from LRDG Honours & Awards list (Middle East 1940–43): CdeG. Source: W.B. Kennedy-Shaw, “Long Range Desert Group” (original honours & awards list, comp. D. Buxton).
On original LRP Roll (5 Dec 1940): R — Dvr R Patrol; returned unit. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
Indent agent in civilian life. Embarked/served with 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Indent agent in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Honours & campaign medals from Online Cenotaph: MID, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
- LRDG Nominal Roll, 28 Dec 1940 – Jan 1941 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1 (Embarkations to 31 Mar 1940). Unit history: Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion.
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