Berners Kempthorne TOTTON

Regimental number20941
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs K M Totton, Brighton Road, Parnell, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 8 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: the late Katherine Mary Totton, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 14