David Joseph SHEWRY

Regimental number11/2226
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, R E Shewry, Hurimoana, Stratford
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Details sailed on Horse Transport 'Dalmore', Wellington Mounted Rifles, B Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Dalmore on 14 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Cyclists Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 323), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Edward and Elizabeth Matilda Shewry, Tahora, Taranaki
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 41

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