Richard MORTIMER

Regimental number32031
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinBrother, R Mortimer, Waihi
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 15 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No 24), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Margaret Mortimer, Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 24