George TAIAROA

Regimental number21749
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinGrandmother, Mrs T K Taiaroa, Taumutu, Leeston, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Grandmother: Mrs I.K. Taiaroa, Leeston, Taumutu, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 13

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