
| Regimental number | 41077 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.6 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Clara Agnes Duncan, 133 Liddel Street, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No 6), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs A.C. Duncan, 121 Bowmont Street, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to C Company. Wounded in action, 29 June 1917 (gun shot wound, foot and shoulder), and admitted to No 4 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 3 July 1917; to No 9 Australian Field Ambulance, 3 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 22 July 1917. Found guilty, 28 August 1917, of being absent from billet: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 35 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999094 |
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