Regimental number | 29428 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, G Lyford, Otorohanga |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 6), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs George Lyford, Pirongia, Hamilton |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 24 |