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  • Harry John Laurent
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  • Lieutenant Colonel Harry John Laurent VC (15 April 1895 – 9 December 1987) was a New Zealand soldier who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for his actions in the Hundred Days Offensive during the First World War.
Unit
  • 2
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honorific suffix
  • ( VC )
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Birth Date
  • 1895-04-15
Branch
  • 20
Name
  • Harry John Laurent
Awards
  • 30
death date
  • 1987-12-09
Rank
Allegiance
  • New Zealand
Battles
  • World War I *Western Front World War II * Home Front
placeofburial
  • Servicemen's Cemetery, Hawera
abstract
  • Lieutenant Colonel Harry John Laurent VC (15 April 1895 – 9 December 1987) was a New Zealand soldier who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for his actions in the Hundred Days Offensive during the First World War.