Karl LAITILA

Regimental number25/1169
OccupationEngineer
Next of kinUncle, Charles Ekberg, Woodville
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Uncle: Charles Ekberg
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 4