Samuel Edward BALES

Regimental number61983
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFriend, George Jones, 11 Pirie Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 97 Tahiti on 16 November 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 20 May 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on the Bank of New Zealand Roll of Honour (now located, basement, Old Bank Building, cnr Lambton Quay and Willis Street, Wellington).
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 21