Regimental number | 20360 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Karalus, Tariki, Taranaki |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 17th (Ruahine) Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 172), Bailleul, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Ann Karalus, 163 Molesworth Street, New Plymouth, and the late Jacob Karalus |
Family/military connections | Brother: 62074 Rifleman George Walter Cuthbert KARALUS, 5th (Reserve) Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of disease, 2 March 1918 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 11 |
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