Samuel John GUDSELL

Regimental number22451
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mabel Gudsell, Dunsandel, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 10th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on 19 August 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Annie Gudsell; Wife: Mabel Gudsell, Dunsandel, Canterbury. Native of Ashburton, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 28