Samuel STRUTHERS

Regimental number32741
Date of birth1 December 1886
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDredge hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 5.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, Samuel Struthers, 72 Eaglesham Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 July 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row A, Grave No 19), nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched in to Canterbury-Otago Training Bn, Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 3 March 1917.

Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 19 March 1917 (Erysipelas: acute skin infection); discharged to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 30 March 1917.

Joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 21 May 1917, and posted to 8th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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