Raymond John AMBURY

Regimental number63991
Date of birth17 September 1886
Place of birthCheltenham, England
ReligionBaptist
OccupationMinister of religion
Height5' 8.5"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mildred Sarah Ambury, c/o Miss King, Devon Street, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceNil
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 95 Willochra on 22 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 19), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Emily Ambury, Cheltenham, England; Wife: Mildred Sarah Ambury, Gill Street, New Plymouth
Other details

Ordained minister of Baptist Church; enlisted as a private soldier.

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 22 November 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 7 January 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918; marched in to New Zealand General Base Depot, Etaples, 24 March 1918.

Marched in to No 1 New Zealand Entrenching Bn, 26 March 1918.

Transferred to 1st Bn, Wellington Regiment, and posted to 7 Company, in the field, 5 April 1918.

Killed in action, nr Bancourt, France, 30 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: Arthur and Emily Amsbury (both b. England); emigrated 1893
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 28
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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