Benjamin Samuel CLARIDGE

Regimental number15500
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, Thomas Claridge, Chapel Street, Papanui, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1917
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 203), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Thomas Claridge, Chapel Street, Papanui, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 8