Regimental number | 40391 |
Occupation | Storeman |
Next of kin | Father, A J Tye, 113 Sandpits Parade, Birmingham, England |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, E Company (Unattached) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred James and Elizabeth Tye, 104 Newton Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, England |
Family/military connections | Brother: 25/833 Pte Alfred James TYE, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery, killed in action, 5 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 18 |
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