Reginald Owen MAISTER

Regimental number27335
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, G Maister, Peel Forest, South Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Sutton Maister and Rosamond Mary Herdsman Maister, 125 Tancred Street, Ashburton. Native of Peel Forest, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 20