Regimental number | 16894 |
Occupation | Plumber |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E L Kane, 14 New Bond Street, Glenmore, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 2), Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth Adams Kane, Paerata, Auckland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 46355 Lance Corporal Joseph Edward Adams KANE, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 30 August 1918 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 9 |
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