Samuel Henry WHITEHORN

Regimental number23907
OccupationSurfaceman
Next of kinFather, Thomas Whitehorn, Emery Downs, Lyndhurst, Hants, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Martha Whitehorn, Emery Down Alms-house, Lyndhurst, Hants, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 10