Herbert Augustine SLADE

Regimental number30875
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, D Slade, George Street, Rockynook, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs Mary Slade, Dixon Street, Wellington, and the late Daniel Slade
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 4

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