Regimental number | 6/1601 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Topaki |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Walton |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Miss Ethel May, Portland, Walton, Rotorua Line |
Previous military service | Served in the 16th (Waikato) Regiment; serving in 6th Kauraki Regiment at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Gunner |
Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Addolorata Cemetery (Section E, Plot EA, Row A, Grave No 681), Malta |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs T.A.Labrum, Huntly |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 2nd Battery, Gallipoli, 13 August 1915. Sent to hospital, 1 September 1915; transferred to HS 'Nile', 5 September 1915 (enteric); to Malta, and disembarked, 8 September 1915 (diarrhoea); admitted to St John's Hospital, 10 September 1915 (dysentery). Died of heart failure following malaria, 2 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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