Cyril Whitehurst NIELD

Regimental number29461
OccupationMill hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Nield, Albert Street, Paeroa
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit9th (Hawke's Bay) Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium,
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jesse and Emily Maud Nield, Corbett Street, Paeroa
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 25