Regimental number | 30410 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Shrimpton, Whakamara via Hawera |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on |
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916. | |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Pont-d'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 5), Nieppe, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest Alfred and Rosalie Shrimpton |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 11 |
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