Regimental number | 20443 |
Place of birth | Puniho, Canterbury |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B A Sorenson, Opunake |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Betsy Ann Stephenson, Opunake, Taranaki |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 12 |
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