George BLACK

Regimental number6/2545
AddressWaimate
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, G Black, c/o W G Napier, Waimate
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 27 Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 August 1918
Place of burialQueen's Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No 8), Bucquoy, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs George Black, Tabletop, Hakataramea South, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Sixth