Walter Russell CUMBERWORTH

Regimental number26804
Date of birth5 November 1876
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraughtsman
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 6"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E F Cumberworth, c/o H S Gill, 312 Manchester Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 28 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 32), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Eleanor Faith Cumberworth, 312 Manchester Street, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 November 1916; attached to NZ Reserve Group, Sling Camp, 21 November 1916.

Appointment as Lance Corporal confirmed, 19 December 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; joined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 5 February 1917.

Admitted to North Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 26 March 1917 (pneumonia).

Died, North Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 28 March 1917 (pneumonia).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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