Gordon Henry CHUCK

Regimental number32506
Date of birth21 November 1884
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationAssistant manager
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height6' 1"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Henry Chuck, 32 Jolimont Street, Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in College Cadets; member for 6 months of National Reserve at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date26 July 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 February 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs T H Chuck, 32 Jolimont Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 March 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Reliquished appointment as Temporary Corporal, 1 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 26 June 1917, and posted to C Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 34
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21894174

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