Alfred John SHERMAN

Regimental number6/1980
Addressc/o W Liversey, Motueka
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William Sherman, Riwaka, Nelson
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit12th (Nelson) Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) (Panel No 13) Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Elizabeth Louisa Sherman, 189 Hanson Street, Newtown, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth