George Vincent CHIDGEY

Regimental number2/1913
Address140 Springfield Road, St Albans, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs G Chidgey, 140 Springfield Road, St Albans, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankDriver
Final unit6th (Howitzer) Battery, 2nd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 12 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialFlatiron Copse Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No 5), Mametz, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Olivia Chidgey, 80 Studholme Street, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth