Regimental number | 44292 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs Annie Edith Wells, Metropolitan Hotel, Wanganui |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Adanac Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 15), Miraumont, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Emma Keightley, Matamata, Waikato |
Family/military connections | Brother: 24/1406 Pte Frank KEIGHTLEY, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 14 September 1916 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 19 |
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