Sydney Henry STRUTHERS

Regimental number54785
Date of birth4 April 1879
Place of birthWestport
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSalesman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 8"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Struthers, Queen Street, Westport
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in D Battery, Wellington.
Enlistment date3 March 1917
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (Second Draft), J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on 26 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 9 September 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGouzeaucourt 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 detailsParents: William (b. Scotland) and Lydia (b. England) Struthers
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 37
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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