George DIVAN

Regimental number7/2380
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Divan, Seadown
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, C Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 2 April 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Isabella Divan, Washdyke, Timaru, Canterbury, and the late John Divan
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 3

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