Regimental number | 10/3721 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Occupation | Porter |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rising, Gorse Cottage, Ware, Herts, England |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 22 |