Benjamin WABY

Regimental number12517
OccupationJeweller
Next of kinWife, Mrs G Waby, 7 West Avenue, St Kilda, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialWulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No 19), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs G. Waby, 232 Forbury Road, St Clair, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 18

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