Regimental number | 34011 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Waterside worker |
Marital status | Married but separated for 5 years |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs Gowland, 267 Aberdeen Road, Gisborne |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Lincolnshire Rifles; time expired; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 March 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Marched out to 4th Brigade, Codford, 2 May 1917, and taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, and posted to 13th Company. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 11 April 1918, concluded that 'soldier is missing from the night of 11/12th October 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22274101 |