Samuel PORTER

Regimental number11532
OccupationRailway porter
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Porter, Kihikihi
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 2 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 142), Mericourt-L'Abbe, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late James and Bridget Porter, Kihi Kihi
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 4