Regimental number | 6/871 |
Address | Annat |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Edwin Green Compton, Newton Burgoland, Ashby de la Zouch, England |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row D, Grave No 3), Longueval, Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Green Compton and Katherine E Compton, Newton Burgoland, Leicester, England |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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