Regimental number | 34143 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wellington |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F E R Radcliffe, Ngaio, Wellington |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frances Emily Rosa Radcliffe, Ngaio, Wellington, and the late James Radcliffe |
Family/military connections | Brother: 25/44 Sergeant Julian Vernon RADCLIFFE, D Company, 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 25 May 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 March 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 4th NZ Infantry Brigade, Codford, 2 May 1917, and posted to 12th Company. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 17 May 1917 (mumps); date of discharge not recorded. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 June 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 July 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried Passchendale Belle Vue Spur by the Rev. J.A. Lush, att. 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment (Ref: D.9.d.88); grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 22 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803771 |