Reginald McDIVITT

Regimental number12/2052
Address80 Vauxhall Road, Devonport, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William McDivitt, Pukekohe
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1917
Place of burialMud Corner Cemtery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 15), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Pukekohe Intermediate School.
Medals

Military Medal

'Messines Offensive - 7th to 9th June 1917. For devotion to duty. As linesman of the signallers he went out during the heaviest bombardments to repair the lines. He worked continuously and by sticking to his work enabled communication to be kept. He worked regardless of his own safety.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 16 August 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth

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