Gerald LETCHFORD

Regimental number6/2185
AddressNorth Canterbury
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Letchford, Bexley, Kent, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
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  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur James and Caroline Letchford, 'Eversley', Salisbury Road, Bexley, Kent, England
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fifth

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