David AFFLECK

Regimental number14916
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Affleck, Opunake, Taranaki
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment
FateDied of wounds 25 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1 (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 75), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Jessie Affleck, Opunake, Taranaki
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 9