Gordon Morris CRAIGHEAD

Regimental number6/4226
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFather, William Craighead, Allington, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialFoncquevillers Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 11), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Christiana Craighead, 149 Victoria Street, Ashburton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 11