Basil Herbert TALBOT

Regimental number6/1734
Date of birth7 December 1892
Place of birthTemuka
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressRangitioa Valley, Temuka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Talbot, Temuka, South Canterbury
Previous military serviceNil (on second attestation form [p. 11 on file] states 'currently a member of 2nd (S.C.) Regiment'.
Enlistment date12 December 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 13), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth Talbot, Woodlands, Temuka
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 27392 Christopher Mark TALBOT; 6/4359 Francis Matterson TALBOT
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823630

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