George Henry WADDELL

Regimental number44038
OccupationTeamster
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Waddell, Tallyrush, Seskinro, Omagh, Co Tyrone, Ireland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 23 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialSucrerie Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row AA, Grave No 8), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew John and Emily Waddell, Tullyrush, Seskanore, Co Tyrone, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 6

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