Henry HAMMERELL

Regimental number22458
Place of birthSamoa
OccupationBaker
Next of kinFriend, O B Krause, Nukualofa, Tonga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand on board Aparima on 19 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Henry and Isabel Hammerell; Wife: Pamela Taibulotu, Maofaga, Tongatabu, Tonga Island
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 8