Eric Leslie LOW

Regimental number47905
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, D W Low, Ikaha Street, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 3), Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David Walker and Mary Low, 6 Ihaka Street, Palmerston North
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 14