Name from birth search of son on the New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1928/20012. Harrison, Herbert Russell James. Mother: Vera May. Father: Russell James

Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1927/579. Bride: Vera May Rear. Groom: Russell James Harrison

Full date of marriage of 12 March 1927 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1905/17247. Harrison, Russell James. Mother: Phoebe Ellen. Father: John Herbert

Full date of birth of 21 September 1905 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.

Divorce/dissolution of marriage in 1944 found from the Archives New Zealand Collections website in August 2025:
Harrison, Russell James v Harrison, Vera May
ID: R22359390
Location: Auckland repository

Report of divorce from the New Zealand Herald newspaper of 7 June 1944 found on the Papers Past website in August 2025:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19440607.2.13
DIVORCE DECREES
Cases of Separation
Separation between the parties for more than three years was the ground on which decrees nisi were granted as follows:-
...Russell James Harrison (Mr Prendergast) against Vera May Harrison; ...

Year and country of death, date of birth confirmed, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1978/30661. Harrison, Russell James. Date of birth: 21 September 1905

Full date of death of 22 June 1978 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.