Regimental number | 42285 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Marine engineer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Chadwick, Hyde Bank, New Mills, Derbyshire, England |
Previous military service | Nil; previously rejected for military service on account of defective eyesight. Medical report upon attestation noted: 'Fit. Sight somewhat doubtful.' |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 21 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21893309 |
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