Arthur WARD

Regimental number9/1620
Addressc/o R K Murphy, Tokomaru Bay
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss Rebecca Ward, Post Office, Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 September 1916
Place of burialFricourt New Military Cemetery Row A, Grave No 2), Somme, France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh