Regimental number | 42602 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Father, W Walker, Pyramid Siding, Southland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 16), Foncquevillers, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary Walker, Otama |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 16 |
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