Sydney Augustus SHARPE

Regimental number8/2312
OccupationClerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Sharpe, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 79 Ruapehu on 14 March 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on the Bank of New Zealand Roll of Honour (now located, basement, Old Bank Building, cnr Lambton Quay and Willis Street, Wellington). Parents: the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sharpe, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Other details

War service: Samoa, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee other entry for first embarkation.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 9