Oscar OBERHUBER

Regimental number11/353
AddressWaikohu, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMrs J Oberhuber, Worcester Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankFlight Cadet
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment; att. Royal Air Force
FateAccidentally killed (aeroplane accident) 15 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialIsmailia War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 93), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emma Oberhuber; husband of Rhoda E. Oberhuber, Melrose, Misida, Malta
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body