Regimental number | 47855 |
Other Names | Rupert Septimus |
Occupation | Salesman |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Thomas Caddie, 59 Prince Albert Road, Musselburgh, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | D Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Baigneux British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 27), Gezaincourt, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Alice Caddie, Dunedin |
Family/military connections | Brother: 8/652 William Norman CADDIE |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 12 |