Regimental number | 24/2 |
Address | Ashburton |
Marital status | Married |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Henetta Helen Childs, 56 Wills Street, West Ashburton |
Rank on embarkation | Major |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Major |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No 18), Flers, Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mrs H H Childs, 12 Kawatiri Street, Gonville, Wanganui |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB |