Wilfred Seymour COLBECK

Regimental number23/2128
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, W B Colbeck, Market Road, Remuera, Auckland
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, E Company, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals

Mentioned in Despatches

'Honours Despatch for Period 22nd September 1917, to 24th February 1918 (inclusive).'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 28 May 1918

Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 1