Claude PICARD

Regimental number13/729
Date of birth15 April 1893
Place of birthHavelock
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMasonic Hotel, Havelock
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 11"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinC Picard, Shannon
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date7 November 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on 14 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 275 days (of which 238 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20801298