Henry SOUTHGATE

Regimental number26969
Place of birthKakanui
OccupationChaff mill owner
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Southgate, Kakanui, Otago
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialPont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No 27), nr Estaires, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jessie Southgate, Kakanui, North Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 4