Regimental number | 10/3915 |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Next of kin | Father, C J Hamblyn, Tariki, Taranaki |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles John and Mary Ann Hamblyn, Sackville Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth |
Family/military connections | Brother: 10/389 Pte James Edward HAMBLYN, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 27 July 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 11 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
|