Tpr. Eric Tristram Gerald Harper

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Tpr. Eric Tristram Gerald Harper

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Death: April 30, 1918 (40)
Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [Panel 1.], Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir George Harper and Agnes Margaret Harper
Husband of Beatrice A. S. Harper
Brother of George Herbert Harper; Edmund Harper; Lilian Stella Mary Loughnan; Cuthbert Strachey Harper; Capt. Philip Hamilton Harper and 4 others

Occupation: All Black | Canterbury Mounted Rifles.
Find A Grave ID 1: 25276910
Find A Grave ID 2: 154923921
NZ All Black #: 112
Managed by: Benjamin Brett Gresson
Last Updated:

About Tpr. Eric Tristram Gerald Harper

Eric Tristram Harper was the son of George and Agnes Harper, of 11, Cashel St., Christchurch; husband of Beatrice A. S. Harper, of 8, Kilmore St., Christchurch, New Zealand. Educated at Christchurch Boys' High School and St Patrick's College, Christchurch, New Zealand. Played cricket in the United Club's first eleven and later for the West Christchurch Club. He was a New Zealand sportsman, who is most notable for playing rugby union for the New Zealand national rugby union team and in 1905 became one of the Original All Blacks when he toured Britain and Ireland. Solicitor and Barrister. Killed in Action, Palestine.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohHA-HE.html / Ref 9.4.2021
  3. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Harper
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Tpr. Eric Tristram Gerald Harper's Timeline

1877
December 1, 1877
Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
1918
April 30, 1918
Age 40
Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
April 30, 1918
Age 40
Jerusalem Memorial, [Panel 1.], Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel