Arthur William Carlyle HORSMAN

Regimental number23/1681
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, C Horsman, Otorohanga, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar 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 connectionsBrother: 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 16, p. 1

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