Victor James CHRISTOPHERS

Regimental number9/549
Place of birthDunedin
AddressTweed Street, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinA Christophers, Tweed Street, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo 2 Outpost Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Anthony and Juliet Mary Christophers
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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