Godfrey Alan INWOOD

Regimental number12399
Date of birth24 May 1894
Place of birthNew Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Inwood, Buller Bridge, Westport
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: the late Mrs E. Inwood, Westport, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916. and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 October 1916, and posted to C Company.

Transferred to B Company, 9 October 1916.

Transferred to A Company, 31 January 1917.

Found guilty, 14 February 1917, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call: deprived of 3 days' pay.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 13 June 1917.

Attached to Lewis Gun School, 27 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 13 August 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 20 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 3 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18052042

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