
| Regimental number | 41358 |
| True Name | ROACH, Eric Reginald |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Next of kin | Father, G F Roach, Hastings |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 9), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Frederick and Bertha Roach, Hastings |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 17 |
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