Philip SHRIMPTON

Regimental number2/2719
OccupationSheep farmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs F L Andrew, Meadowcroft, Bracknell, Berkshire, England
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankGunner
Final unit3rd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 8 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 50), Mericourt-L'Abbe, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Margaret M. Shrimpton, Meadowcroft, Bracknell, Berks, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 35

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