Regimental number | 26179 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dannevirke |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26.7 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 165 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Ryan, Weber via Dannevirke |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Elizabeth Ryan, Weber, Napier |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 September 1916; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 14 November 1916 (influenza, not severe); discharged from ship's hospital, 21 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 7 February 1917, and posed to A Company. Transferred to C Company. 7 February 1917.Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 4 May 1917 (inflamed middle ear); discharged to unit, 13 May 1917; rejoined unit, 16 May 1917. Wounded in action, remained at duty, 22 June 1917. Sent to hospital, sick, 18 July 1917 (no details recorded); rejoined unit, 18 July 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 25 August, 25 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 33 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20808943 |
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