Regimental number | 6/4076 |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Next of kin | Father, C F Kearton, Ikawai via Glenavy |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 243), Bailleul, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Christopher Thomas and Sarah Kearton, Ikawai, Glenavy, South Canterbury |
Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 15 |
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