Oscar MAGNUSSON

Regimental number14026
OccupationRailway fireman
Next of kinMother, Mrs Magnusson, 3 Snelson Street, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 7), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs J E Magnusson, 7 Snelson Street, Palmerston North
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 34