Regimental number | 28588 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A B Holbeche, c/o J Barstow, Epsom, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on |
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916. | |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 1), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Alice Beatrice Holbeche, Epsom, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 1 |
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