Regimental number | 49244 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Edith Heenan, Awatata, Nightcaps |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row A, Grave No 9), Polygon Wood, nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Denis James and Edith Heenan, Owatata, nightcaps, Southland. Native of Tapanui, Otago |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 14 |