Regimental number | 6/3474 |
Occupation | Billiard marker |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Somerville, 8 Irwin Street, Riccarton, Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row IA Grave No 24/30A), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter and Joan Somerville, 8 Irvine Street, Lower Riccarton, Christchurch |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 26 |