Regimental number | 23/1681 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, C Horsman, Otorohanga, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant Major |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Christopher and Amy Chamberlain Horsman, Otorohanga, Hamilton. Native of Temuka, Canterbury |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6/1570 Pte Gordon HORSMAN, 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 16 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 16, p. 1 |
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