Regimental number | 12/321 |
Address | Barry Road, Waihi |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Agnew, Barry Road, Waihi |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Lieutenant |
Final unit | 6th (Hauraki) Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Margaret Ann Agnew (formerly Cooper), Barry Road, Waihi, Thames, and the late William Cooper. Also served in Egypt and Gallipoli |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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