Regimental number | 26/788 |
Occupation | Clerk |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss A Guest, c/o Mr Brewer, Te Kuiti |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late John and Mary Guest, Hamilton |
Family/military connections | Brother: 15714 Lance Corporal John GUEST, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 18 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 20 |