Roy Wilkie SAYWELL

Regimental number12483
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Saywell, Mahora, Hastings
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 October 1916
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row N, Grave No 9), Nord, France
Family/military connectionsBrother: 12484 Wilfred Charles SAYWELL
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 18

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