Reynold William TUBMAN

Regimental number49489
Date of birth30 October 1889
Place of birthDumbarton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Tubman, 43 Prince Albert Road, St Kilda, Dunedin
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 January 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialPasscendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No 10), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Jane Tubman, 43 Prince Albert Road, St Kilda, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 9 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 27 September 1917.

Attached on strength of NZ Wing Reinforcements Camp, 7 October 1917.

Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to 14th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNo height recorded on Attestation Medical Form.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 15
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22013863

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