Henry COLGAN

Regimental number32941
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinUncle, Peter McComsky, 20 Drummond Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 20), Belgium
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 32

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