Henry Robert THORPE

Regimental number27620
True NameTHORP, Henry Robert
OccupationWarehouseman
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Thorpe, 130 Clancester Road, Peckham, London SE, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit8th (Southland) Company, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialGommecourt British Cemetery No 2 (Plot V, Row E, Grave No 12), Hebuterne, Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Thorp, 130 Gloucester Road, Peckham, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 17