Eric ROACH

Regimental number41358
True NameROACH, Eric Reginald
OccupationDraper
Next of kinFather, G F Roach, Hastings
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 September 1918
Place of burialMetz-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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 17

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