Norman SOPER

Regimental number44603
Date of birth18 May 1893
Place of birthRapaura, Blenheim
SchoolMarlborough High School
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, F W Soper, Willow Glen, Rapaura, Marlborough
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on 14 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, Blenheim Branch, 5 April 1911; transferred to Gloucester, New South Wales, Branch (as Assistant), 30 May 1914; to Newcastle, New South Wales, Branch, 6 September 1915.
FateDied of wounds 26 May 1918
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot V, Row G, Grave No 5), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs F.W. Soper, Willow Glen, Rapaura, Marlborough
Family/military connectionsBrother: 38318 William Henry SOPER
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 12
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 366.