Regimental number | 55510 |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Next of kin | Father, H W Kircher, 20 Opawa Road, Opawa, Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (Second Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Henry William Kircher, 20 Opawa Road, Opawa, Christchurch |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 22 |