George Henry LURY

Regimental number12/2021
AddressSchofield Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Peter Lury, Schofield Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 29 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row AA, Grave No 21), near Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Janne Lury, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, late of Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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