Albert Thomas Courtney HENERY

Regimental number43976
Date of birth4 May 1896
Place of birthGlenavy, South Canterbury
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Henery, Cutlers Road, Riccarton, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 November 1916
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs William James Henery, 153 Riccarton Road, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 July 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Handwritten note on file: 'Buried Passchendaele ... Belle Vue Ridge Spur. Reptd by Rev. J.A. Lush, attd 2nd C.R. N.Z.E.F. 13.10.17'; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16794378

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