Harold William CANNINGTON

Regimental number6/205
Address166 Waimea Street, Nelson
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ada Bessie Cannington, 166 Waimea Street, Nelson
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 38), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter William and Ada Bessie Cannington, Nelson, New Zealand. Born at Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body

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