Regimental number | 26113 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 6' 2.5" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R W Kane, 5 Halswell Street, Wellington |
Previous military service | Previously rejected for enlistment ('reason unknown'). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No 1), near Ieper |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert William and Martha Kane, 5 Halswell Street, Wellington, New Zealand. Born at Adelaide, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Lance Corporal. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 7 February 1917, and posted to D Company. Relinquished appointment of Lance Corporal, 7 February 1917. On leave to Paris, 29 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 10 August 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Now, 1 November 1917, reported killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 30 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18055257 |
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