Regimental number | 32148 |
Other Names | Maurice Martin |
Occupation | Station hand |
Next of kin | Father, Francis John Dignan, Northern Club, Auckland |
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 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No 39), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis John and Ellen Margaret Dignan, Auckland. Native of Marton, Wanganui |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 26 |
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