Henry Sefton YARRALL

Regimental number25/921
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, Henry Yarrall, Allardice Street, Dannevirke
Rank on embarkationCorporal
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 rankSergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 10), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Hannah Yarrall, Rongotea, Manawatu. Native of Napier
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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

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