George William HESLOP

Regimental number44582
Date of birth29 September 1877
Place of birthAorere, Nelson
OccupationFarmer
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Heslop, Rockville, Nelson
Enlistment date19 October 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 24 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 4, Grave No 3), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr H.R. Heslop, 26 Waimea Road, Nelson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 5