Regimental number | 29726 |
Occupation | Carter |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R C M Beckett, 45 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | C Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mrs W.A. Turnbull (formerly Beckett), 69 Madras Street, Sydenham, Christchurch; Wife: Rubina Catherine Mary Beckett, 45 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin. Native of Georgetown, Invercargill |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 9 |
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