Regimental number | 54785 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Westport |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Salesman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Struthers, Queen Street, Westport |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in D Battery, Wellington. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (Second Draft), J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery (Special Memorial A. 17), nr Cambrai, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs L. Struthers, Queen Street, Westport, Greymouth |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 July 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 24 September 1917; marched in to NZ Reserve Bn, Brocton, 27 September 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 October 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 10 November 1917, and posted to B Company. Detached to Divisional Baths, 16 December 1917; rejoined Bn from detachment, 29 December 1917. Killed in action, 9 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Parents: William (b. Scotland) and Lydia (b. England) Struthers |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 37 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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