Walter Henry DENBY

Regimental number24/401
Date of birth2 April 1875
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
AddressOxford Street, Lansdowne, Masterton
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E M Denby, Oxford Street, Lansdowne, Masterton
Previous military serviceServed as 2259 Walter Henry HURLEY, 8th Contingent, and as 5435 Walter Henry DENBY, 5th Contingent, South African War.
Enlistment date28 April 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 10 October 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records41.6
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915.

Joined Western Frontier Force (Senussi uprising), 21 November 1915; proceeded to Ismailia, 17 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Killed in action, 15 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805