Cecil Frank KERN

Regimental number34383
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lydia Kern, Ramarama
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, near Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Cecil George and Leah Lydia Kern, Puriri View, Rama Rama, Auckland. Born in New Zealand
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 15