Regimental number | 45341 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Invercargill |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Chairmaker |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 39.6 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs J Miller, Tweed Street, Oamaru, Otago |
Previous military service | Served in Petone Naval Force; demobilized; previously rejected for NZEF enlistment on account of flat feet. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: David Bryden, 3 Richmond Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Reverted to the ranks at own request, 2 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to B Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 7 November 1917, reported killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Parents: Thomas and Barbara BRYDEN (both b. Scotland) |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21889352 |
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