Walter Alexander Cochrane GUY

Regimental number25996
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, John Guy, Ngatimoti, Nelson
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 March 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs John A. Guy, Ngatimote, Nelson
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 6/244 Regimental Sergeant Major Albert Hector GUY MSM, 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 12 October 1917; 11652 Arthur Lawrence GUY
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 10