Blakeman John CLAY

Regimental number11/2308
OccupationGrocer
Next of kinWife, Mrs Angus G Clay, Warren Street, Hastings
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles, B Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Ann Clay, Weston-super-Mare, England. Wife: Agnes G Clay, 814 Alexandra Street, Hastings, Hawke's Bay. Native of Radstock, England
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 2