Regimental number | 36749 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Religion | Jewish |
Occupation | Munitions manufacturer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.6 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 171 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Levy, 117 Customhouse Quay, Wellington |
Previous military service | Served for 6 years in Cadets, 2 years in Volunteers, 4 years in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Company Sergeant Major |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Abraham and Frances Levy, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; disembarked Wellington, 17 April 1917; re-embarked, 26 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, 2 May 1917; re-embarked, 9 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 28 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to D Company. Reported wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 21 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing, believed killed, 12 October 1917, in the field, Belgium.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10919268 |
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