Regimental number | 42481 |
Place of birth | Georgetown |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, Alexander Don, Georgetown, Oamaru |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot VIA, row C, Grave No 4), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sarah Don, Georgetown, Oamaru, and the late Alexander Don |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 11 |
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