Regimental number | 12/2019 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Cambridge |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farrier |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J Lowther, c/o Post Office, Cambridge |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Jane Lowther, of Papatoetoe, Auckland, and the late Edward Lowther |
Other details |
Ex 4th Reinforcements. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 3rd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, France, 9 November 1917. Reported wounded and missing, believed to be prisoner of war, 2 April 1918. Court of Enquiry, 8 November 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 2 April 1918'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See other entry for first period of service. |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920880 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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