Regimental number | 6/3863 |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs P Scrimgeour, Otane ,Hawke's Bay |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Peter Scrimgeour, Otane, Hawke's Bay |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 23 |