Christopher SWINBOURNE

Regimental number10/4201
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rose Swinbourne, Masterton Road, Woodville
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of disease 10 December 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialCharleroi Communal Cemetery (Row O, Grave No 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Felix and Rose Swinbourne, Te Horo
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 9

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