Regimental number | 26/48 |
Occupation | Hardware assistant |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Bland, Defence Department, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Hester Bland, 14 Cornwall Street, Island Bay, Wellington. Went to Samoa with the Advance Guard. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 22 |
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