Herbert Reginald MUNDY

Regimental number38556
Date of birth15 March 1884
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionMethodist
OccupationIronmonger
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32.7
Height5' 5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Mundy, 30 Forfar Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in the Imperial Rifles, Christchurch; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 October 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 February 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXX, Row A, Grave No 6), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth Mundy, 63 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 19 February 1917 (sea-sick, constipation); returned to duty, 25 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 26 June 1917, and posted to B Company.

Reported missing (absentee), 7 September 1917; returned to Bn, 14 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 34
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21378554