Regimental number | 13147 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Invercargill |
Occupation | Painter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.4 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Wohlers, Venus Street, Georgetown, Invercargill |
Previous military service | Served in the Territorial Force; discharged on account of poisoned hand. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Other details | See record at <a href='https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22024706/wohlers%2C-herbert-william---ww1-13147---army?q=13147+wohlers&source=aims-archive'>Archives NZ</a> |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Bagneux British Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No 31), Gezaincourt, Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Emma Wohlers, 52 Venus Street, Invercargill |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 25 |
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