Gordon HORSMAN

Regimental number6/1570
AddressOtorohanga
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, C Horsman, Otorohanga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
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: 23/1681 Pte Arthur William Carlyle HORSMAN, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 15 September 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third

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