Regimental number | 11661 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Brightwater, Nelson |
True Name | HAYCOCK, Lewis Roy Gordon |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 159 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George S Haycock, Brightwater, Nelson |
Previous military service | Served in 12th (Nelson) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Stanfield Haycock and Emma C. Haycock, Richmond, Nelson. Native of Hope, Nelson |
Other details |
No Form B103 on file: scant details. War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1915; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916. Embarked Egypt, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 1 September 12916, and posted to 12th Company. Wounded in action, 21 September 1916, and admitted to 45th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to England, 25 September 1916, and admitted to hospital; discharged from hospital, 16 May 1917; proceeded overseas to rejoin unit, 23 July 1917; rejoined unit, 11 August 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 11 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 9 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16793359 |
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