Richard McGowan SOMERVILLE

Regimental number30867
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, G Somerville, Howick, 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 unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 11), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Margaret Somerville, Howick, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

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