Regimental number | 6/1048 |
Address | 14 Cashel Street, Christchurch |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | A Whiffin, Kaiapoi |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Portianos Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 51), Lemnos, Greece |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Mary Ann Whiffin, Osnaburgh Villa, Linton, Cambridgeshire, England. Native of West Mersea, Essex |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died of disease contracted at Gallipoli. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body. Surname incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as WHIFFEN. |