Regimental number | 3/2723 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kumara |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Telephone exchange clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Imelda Devaney, Club Hotel, Hokitika |
Previous military service | Served in the Territorial Force; no longer serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Awapuni |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), New Zealand Medical Corps |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Devon on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Medical Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Sister: Imelda Devaney, Hokitika, Greymouth |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 June 1917; joined No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, in the field, 8 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Note on file: 'Buried in a shell hole near Kron Prinz Hill'; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 16 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20996883 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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