Regimental number | 32837 |
Occupation | Clerk |
Next of kin | Father, J S Field, Gladstone, Invercargill |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J 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. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Underhill Farm Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 10), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: J.S. Field, Invercargill, and the late Gertrude Field |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 16 |
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