James Hargest

Brigadier James Hargest CBE, DSO amp Two Bars, MC, ED, MP was an officer of the New Zealand Military Forces, serving in both the First and Second World Wars. He was a Member of New Zealands Parliament from 1931 to 1944, representing firstly the Invercargill and then the Awarua electorates.

James Hargest was born onSeptember 1891 in Gore, a small town in Southland, New Zealand. His father was a labourer who later took up farming in Mandeville. Hargest attended schools in Gore and Mandeville and after completing his education worked alongside his father. He joined the Territorial Force in 1911 and by 1914 had reached the rank of sergeant.

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