Henry Arthur PRUJEAN

Regimental number52884
Date of birth5 December 1890
Place of birthFordell
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 4.5"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lilian Prujean, Tariki, Taranaki
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in Mounted Volunteers; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date5 February 1917
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on 16 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 9 September 1918
Place of burialHermies Hill British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 15), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Lilia Prujean (both b. England), Omata, New Plymouth
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 15773 Alfred Edward PRUJEAN, Wellington Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 24 December 1917; 79902 Pte John Albert PRUJEAN, New Zealand Infantry, returned to New Zealand, 8 November 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 July 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 19 August 1917 (measles); discharged from ship's hospital, 29 August 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 16 September 1917, and marched in to Reserve Bn, Tidworth.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 October 1917.

Joined Bn, in the field, 7 November 1917, and posted to B Company.

Killed in action, 9 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 12
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803211

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