Ted LEVY

Regimental number36749
Date of birth27 September 1890
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionJewish
OccupationMunitions manufacturer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.6
Height5' 9.5"
Weight171 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Levy, 117 Customhouse Quay, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years in Cadets, 2 years in Volunteers, 4 years in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 September 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationCompany Sergeant Major
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10919268

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