Regimental number | 43976 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Glenavy, South Canterbury |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Henery, Cutlers Road, Riccarton, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16794378 |
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