George KIMBER

Regimental number6/4080
Place of birthFairlie, Canterbury
OccupationRailway clerk
Next of kinFather, Frank Kimber, 12 College Street, Timaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 27 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row E, Grave No 23A), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank and Mary Kimber, 12 College Street, Timaru, New Zealand. Born at Fairlie, South Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 11