Francis HENRY

Regimental number8/4140
OccupationSawmill hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Henry, Arthur Street, Collingwood, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XI, Row F, Grave No 36), Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Helen Henry, 27 Arthur Street, Collingwood, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 14