Regimental number | 32267 |
Occupation | Timber yardman |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M A Wright, Motu, Gisborne |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No 12), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mrs N.A. Rusher (formerly Wright), Oman Road, Kaiti, Gisborne |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 28 |
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