Julian Vernon RADCLIFFE

Regimental number25/44
Date of birth1 May 1883
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 11.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs I Radcliffe, Ngaio, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in College Rifles and Wellington Engineers; discharged at own request.
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankSergeant
Final unitD Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 25 May 1916
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 34), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and F.E. Rosa Radcliffe, Wellington; Wife: Mrs F.I. Irene Radcliffe, Ngaio, Wellington
Family/military connectionsBrother: 34143 Pte Percy Noel RADCLIFFE, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 13 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria for France, 7 April 1916.

Killed in action, 25 May 1916 (rifle grenade).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 6
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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