Herbert Victor MASTERS

Regimental number10/1910
AddressWhatutu, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Henry Masters, Foster Street, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Caroline Masters, of Foster Street, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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