Alfred Henry Saywell TARRANT

Regimental number15042
Date of birth29 July 1890
Place of birthOnamalutu
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 6.75"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Tarrant, Tuamarina, Marlborough
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLV, Row A, Grave No 12), Passchendaele, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs A. Tarrant, Taumarina, Marlborough
Family/military connectionsBrother: 55562 Pte Leonard Albert Brant TARRANT, New Zealand Infantry, died of disease, 15 December 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 23 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 13 October 1916.

Detached to Sniping School, 30 August 1917.

Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 12
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823877

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