Walter TROMANS

Regimental number12/4284
OccupationMiner
Next of kinFather, William Tromans, 21 Ynysyngharad, Pontypridd, South Wales
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 25 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 4), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ellen Tromans, Pontypridd, South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 4

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