Rupert Sydney TAUCHER

Regimental number33476
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Taucher, Francis Line, Carterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 19 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Helen Taucher, Carterton
Family/military connectionsBrother: 27984 Pte Archibald TAUCHER, Otago Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 24 March 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 10