George CHANEY

Regimental number34631
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Chaney, 38 Watts Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 29 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Randolf Theodore and Sarah Ann Chaney, 38 Watts Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 8

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