Regimental number | 17820 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs O Preston, East Tamaki, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Catherine Preston, East Tamaki, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 6 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
|