Colin Buxton BLACK

Regimental number3/2744
OccupationClerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Buxton Black, 9 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 on 16 February 1917
Members of the New Zealand Medical Corps, 22nd Reinforcements, embarked on two ships, 'Mokoia' on 13 February 1917, and 'Navua' on 16 February 1917. Those listed on Nominal Roll No 54 embarked on board HMNZT 'Mokoia', 15 February 1917. For those listed on Nominal Roll No 55, it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
FateDied of wounds 15 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row H, Grave No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sydney and Constance Buxton Black, Weston
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 26