Harry John Laurent, VC was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Harry Laurent during the First World War
Harry John Laurent military personnel file (1915-1949)
A portrait by Archibald Frank Nicoll of Laurent, painted in 1920
New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own), affectionately known as The Dinks, was formed on 1 May 1915 as the third brigade of the New Zealand Division, part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. During the First World War it fought in Egypt, against the Senussi, and then on the Western Front. It was disbanded on 4 February 1919.
Members of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade operating a mortar at the front near Le Quesnoy, 1918
Marble headstone for Freda