Herman John ROLFES

Regimental number31538
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Frances Rolfes, Kaikoura
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot XII, Row A, Grave No 25), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Francis Rolfes, Kaikoura, Marlborough
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 12

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