Karl Justus STRACK

Regimental number10/2822
Place of birthHawera, New Plymouth
AddressHawera
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs C A Strack, PO Box 13, Hawera
Rank on embarkationQuartermaster Sergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Conrad Antony Strack and Clara Emily, his wife, 10 Falcon Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh