Regimental number | 46958 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Christchurch |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.5 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W D Lilley, 58 Gibbon Street, Sydenham, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Served in the railway Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter Donald (b. New Zealand) and Mary (b. England) Lilley, 58 Gibbon Street, Sydenham, Christchurch |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to the ranks. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917; then reported 'wounded and missing, 12 October 1917.' Court of Enquiry, 15 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 10 |
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