Regimental number | 8/1132 |
Address | Otago Club, High Street, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | J Baxter, Dee Street, North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Accidentally killed |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No 14), Fleurbaix, France |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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