Anton POSHA

Regimental number23/562
Date of birth18 December 1892
Place of birthDalmatia
OccupationGum digger
AddressMangatapu
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.6
Height5' 4"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Miss Amy Smith, Whangarei
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 May 1915
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known graves
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked suez, 15 November 1915.

Embarked Alexandria for Metruh, 19 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 18 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Wounded, 15 September 1916 (abrasion, left foot); admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, 16 September 1916; transferred to 39th General Hospital, 18 September 1916; to 2nd General Hospital, 22 September 1916; to NZ Base Depot, 1 October 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 November 1916.

Admitted to NZ Stationary Hospital, 15 June 1917 (pyorrhoea); transferred to 51st General Hospital, 29 June 1917; discharged to Details,7 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 28 August 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: May reasonably be supposed to have been killed in action, 12 October 1917'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20802188