Henry Leo TALBOT

Regimental number21909
Date of birth15 February 1895
Place of birthNelson
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinFather, F H Talbot, Motueka, Nelson
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date4 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 July 1918
Place of burialGommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 29), Foncquevillers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs F.W. Talbot, Motueka, Nelson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Dunedin, 28 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 24 October 1916; marched in to 5th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 25 October 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 December 1916, and posted to A Company.

Detached to Rest Camp, 5 October 1917; rejoined unit, 14 October 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 25 October 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 8 November 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 13 January 1918.

Detached to Corps Lewis Gun School, 13 March 1918; attached to 2nd Entrenching Bn, 1 April 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 8 April 1918.

Killed in action, 26 July 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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