Regimental number | 6/1713 |
Address | Waimate, Canterbury |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Shirley, Blindley Heath, South Gotson, Surrey, England |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row J, Grave No 12), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary Ann Shirley, 23 Blindley Heath Cottages, South Godstone, Surrey, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |
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