| Regimental number | 12/4285 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Father, R Troughear, Tererenga, Coromandel |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| 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. | |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For great gallantry and devotion to duty on 7th, 8th and 9th 1917, he carried despatches from Brigade Headquarters on Calgary Avenue (West of Messines) to
Brigade Forward Station (on the Western Outskirts of Messines) and too Battalions on the "Black" Line (east of Messines) throughout the above period through very heavy shell fire. He was one of the first to volunteer for any particularly dangerous
work and never once failed to deliver all his despatches. He has previously done good work and more especially during the operations on the Somme.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 7 |