Regimental number | 55775 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, W McBreen, Moa Creek, Otago |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (Second Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row O, Grave No 19), near Doullens, Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen McBreen, Central Otago |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 27 |