Regimental number | 6/3797 |
Occupation | Draper |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M McCree, 1 Durham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Joseph McCree, 255 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 25 |
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