Herbert Edward SOMERSETT

Regimental number11/603
AddressAshhurst
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMrs M Somersett, 13 Ashburnham Road, Kensal Rise, London, England
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 28 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialEast Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 60), Greece
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Somersett, 13 Ashburnham Road, Kensal Rise, London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died on Lemnos of wounds sustained at Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body