Regimental number | 41889 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Carterton |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 39.7 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A Reside, Private Bag, Masterton |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for service in South African [Boer] War on account of injury to shoulder) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Masterton |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row D, Grave No 18), Zonnebeke, Berlgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Madeline Walker Reside, Masterton, Wairarapa |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to B Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 19 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20805300 |
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