A massive, comprehensive roll honouring 2nd N.Z.E.F. soldiers and war nurses listed in the Nominal Rolls, deployed overseas during World War II and with J-Force; having identity in some way with Northland, New Zealand
Source: Freedom's Call, compiled by Dale Calder. Included here with his kind permission
Ernest Astley Harding
Headquarters, 21st (Auckland) Battalion20032MajorJanuary 1940MarriedDargavilleFarmerDargavilleMrs N F Harding, Aoroa, Dargaville (w)Lieutenant Colonel04/12/1893Dargaville6/10/197884DargavilleNew Mount Wesley Cemetery, Dargaville, RSA, Plot no. 329FindAGrave entry availableNora Florence DargavilleMC. Brother of Richard Massey Harding, who served and fell and Ralf (Ralph) Walden Harding, who also served. Son of Alfred Ernest and Margaret Harding, MBE, nee Astley. Husband of Nora Florence Harding, nee Dargaville, per the Marriage Index. Also served in WWI. On Cenotaph database as E Harding. Place of birth and death: Dargaville. Plot no., in unknown. Bio on Wikitree.com. Geni.com. Ancestrylibrary.com.au