Cyril Harden SLACK

Regimental number2/2263
Address65 Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinAunt, Mrs E M A Grieves, East Gate, Stafford, England
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Members of the 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, embarked on board three ships: HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialLebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 13), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard James and Alice Slack; Aunt: Mrs Ethel M. A. Greaves, Eastgate Street, Stafford, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Seventh