Henry Norman RISING

Regimental number10/3721
Place of birthLondon, England
OccupationPorter
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rising, Gorse Cottage, Ware, Herts, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Watts Wellington Rising and Jessie Margaret Rising, RMDI, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 22