Clarence William NEGUS

Regimental number31136
Date of birth17 December 1896
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 8"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinStepbrother, H Williams, Edendale Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in 15th North Auckland Regiment (Wireless Guard); still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date19 August 1916
Place of enlistmentFeatherston
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Rifle Brigade Details, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Opawa on 2 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIX, Plot C, Row No 14), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs E. Negus, Kaitaia, North Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 30 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917, and marched in to 5th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21379613