George WALPOLE

Regimental number17335
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinWife, Mrs G Walpole, Makino, Feilding
Rank on embarkationBombardier
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankBombardier
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of accidental injuries (blow from horse) 2 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No 15), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Walpole, Feilding; Wife: Sapience Walpole, West Street, Feilding, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 21