Regimental number | 39759 |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Next of kin | Father, J K Christensen, 9 River Road, Avonside, Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Company Sergeant Major |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Louvencourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 43), Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jorgen and Jorgine Christensen, 66 King Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand. Clerk, Public Trust Office, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 12 |
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