Regimental number | 29508 |
Occupation | Driver |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs E Peters, New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Henry Sturch, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 25 |