Herbert Henry CHRISTOPHERS

Regimental number24/7
AddressRailway Engineers Office, Ohakune
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Christophers, c/o Dodds, Paraparaumu
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Samoan Advance Party, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
Members of B Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCaptain
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 2 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 7), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs A Christophers, Invercargill. Wife: Mary L Christophers, Ohakune, Waimarino
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/Samoan Adv & 2nd NZRB