Regimental number | 53376 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Akatore, Milton |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 182 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, David Marshall, Milton, Otago |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Milton |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row N, Grave No 19), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David M. and Isabella Marshall (both b. Scotland), Waiwera South |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medical examination: condition of teeth: 'nearly all absent' Embarked Wellington, 16 July 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 16 September 1917, and marched in to 5th Reserve Bn, Tidworth. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 October 1917; joined 4th Bon, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field, and posted to A Company, 3 November 1917. Detached to 2nd Field Company, NZ Engineers, 24 November 1917. Killed in action, 8 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 14 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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