Regimental number | 6/337 |
Address | Nelson |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Charlotte Roberts, 68 Liverpool Road, Canningtown, London E, England |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charlotte Roberts, 16 Portree Street, Poplar, London, England, and the late Sydney Walter Roberts |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body |