Norman CHADWICK

Regimental number42285
Date of birth2 October 1886
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMarine engineer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 3"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Chadwick, Hyde Bank, New Mills, Derbyshire, England
Previous military serviceNil; previously rejected for military service on account of defective eyesight. Medical report upon attestation noted: 'Fit. Sight somewhat doubtful.'
Enlistment date28 October 1916
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Squire and Elizabeth Chadwick, Hyde Bank Road, New Mills, Stockport, England
Other details

Migrated to New Zealand at age 20.

No Form B103 on file; scant details.

War service: Western Front

Reported Missing in Action, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 2 January 1918, confirmed fate as Killed in Action, France, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 21
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21893309

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