Sydney Vernon McMINN

Regimental number24/246
Address22 Stanley Street, Sydenham
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert McMinn, Post Office, Sydenham, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records17
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Eliza Edith McMinn, Fairton, Christchurch. Native of Lyttleton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB