Regimental number | 46550 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rangiora |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Mercer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28.4 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 112 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Burt, 160 Redruth Street, Spreydon, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of varicose veins) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row A, Grave No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Emma Burt, 160 Redruth Avenue, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand, and the late John Burt (both b. England) |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posed to 1st Company. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917; now, 17 November 1917, listed as 'wounded and missing'. Court of Enquiry, 22 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action in the field Belgium, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21890482 |
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