Regimental number | 6/2565 |
Address | Gore |
Marital status | Married |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Rose Byron, c/o Mrs W Reinkie McNab, Gore |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 11), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs C.R. Byron, Gore, Southland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Re-embarked with 6th Reinforcements, 14 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1 |
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