Regimental number | 46497 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Window cleaner |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F W Stroud, 23 Newton Road, Auckland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick William and Mary Jane Stroud, 15 Victoria Crescent, High Park, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rfle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to A Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 37 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7822419 |
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