Reginald Stephen RUSSELL

Regimental number25949
Date of birth5 September 1879
Place of birthYork, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChef
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 9.5"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Louise Russell, c/o CPO, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the South African Constabulary; time expired; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlisatment.
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs Louise Russell, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 11 February 1917; marched into Base Depot, Etaples, 11 February 1917, and relinquished appointment of Cook.

Joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to B Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 30
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20808802