Ralph McARTHUR

Regimental number14846
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs M McArthur, 16 Bay Street, Petone, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 6 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 25), near Mesen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Raphael and Mary McArthur, 16 Bay Street, Petone, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 38