Henry Edwin MUMFORD

Regimental number44005
Date of birth26 August 1879
Place of birthSydenham
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 5.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Hill, 14 Scott Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 December 1916
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Originally embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Brother: Robert Samuel Mumford, 35 Lytton Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, 2 May 1917; embarked Sydney, 9 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to C Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Now, 18 November 1917, reported killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21378533