George Robert ALLARD

Regimental number12893
Date of birth1 July 1896
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTeamster
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 9"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Elizabeth Allard, 533 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in 22nd Company, Senior Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, No 4 Howitzer Battery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 July 1916
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialDivisional Cemetery (Row L, Grave No 6), Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Ann Elizabeth Allard (nee Wyatt)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 4 January 1917; joined 1st Brigade, NZ Field Artillery, in the field, 18 January 1917, and posted to 3rd Battery.

On leave to United Kingdom, 19 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 6 October 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 20
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, file 22268934