Arthur James CHILDS

Regimental number24/2
AddressAshburton
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Henetta Helen Childs, 56 Wills Street, West Ashburton
Rank on embarkationMajor
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankMajor
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialBulls 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB