Regimental number | 18656 |
Date of birth | |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 118 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W H Haddrell, West Town, New Plymouth |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter Henry Haddrell, Westown, New Plymouth, and the late Mary Ann Haddrell. Native of Bealey, Canterbury |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; joined Bn, in the field, and posted to D Company, 4 November 1916. Wounded in action, 9 November 1916; remained at duty. Detached to Brigade Headquarters, 25 January 1917; rejoined unit, 18 March 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789891 |
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