Arthur George COMPTON

Regimental number6/871
AddressAnnat
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinEdwin Green Compton, Newton Burgoland, Ashby de la Zouch, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCaterpillar 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body

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