Regimental number | 13798 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Taumarunuii |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 169 lbs |
Next of kin | Cousin, J Sheehan, Kaitieke via Wanganui River |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Kera Peri, Purangi, Taranaki |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched in to 1st Training Bn, Sling Camp, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 12 October 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 8 September 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 21 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Attestation Form medical examination: condition of teeth 'Not good'. |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 33 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20800543 |