Samuel John LIDDINGTON

Regimental number10/1884
AddressSouth Featherston
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, S H Liddington, Maungatautari, Cambridge
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 24 August 1915
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row K, Grave No 44), Alexandria, Egypt
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 28745 Pte Thomas Leslie LIDDINGTON, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, accidentally killed, 21 April 1917; 48043 Richard Francis LIDDINGTON
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died at sea of wounds sustained at Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth