Regimental number | 14196 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E J Sweeney, Georgetown, Otago |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment (attached Light Trench Mortar Battery) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No 16), Steenwerck, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Eliza Jane and the late Daniel Sweeney, Georgetown, Oamaru |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 28 |