George PORTER

Regimental number25586
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationDriver
Next of kinFriend, Mrs Mary Julia Davis, Ohakune
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs H. Porter, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 33

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