Charles William LAIRD

Regimental number13771
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs C.R. Laird, Maungahoe, Hunterville
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 2 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: The late Charles Richard and Maria Laird
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 32

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