Archibald BRISCOE

Regimental number9/677
AddressBridge Hotel, Matawhero
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, H Briscoe, Poplar Cottage Park Street, Neston, Cheshire, England
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
Members of the 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed on board three ships: HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 14 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals

Meritorious Service Medal

'At the Somme, and Levente Fleurbaix Sector. For conspicuous devotion to duty, good conduct, and hard work throughout his service and particularly during the period October 1916 to February 1917.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 4 June 1917

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Second

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