Regimental number | 29301 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bernau, Russia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, E Evans, Renwicktown, Marlborough |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 March 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20807051 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
|