Herbert Francis Valentine WHITING

Regimental number25/839
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinSister, Mrs R W Harris, Distillery Creek, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 11 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialHazebrouck Cmmunal Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 1), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Samuel and Ellen Whiting, Launceston, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 5