Richard John SEDDON

Regimental number57384
Place of birthWestland
OccupationImporter
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Jane Seddon, Eccleston, Golder's Hill, Wellington
Rank on embarkationCaptain
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 35th Reinforcements, Headquarters Staff, Officer Commanding Troops on Board
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on 2 March 1918
Final rankCaptain
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBapaume, France
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialHebutern Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No 1), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Old St Paul's Church, Wellington. Parents: Louisa Jane Seddon, Wellington, and the late Rt Hon Richard John Seddon, PC, LLD, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1893-1906
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 80, p. 3