Patrick DUNFORD

Regimental number49357
OccupationCarter
Next of kinFather, William Dunford, Arawa Street, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 December 1917
Place of burialPolygon Wood Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 8), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Dunford, 8 Arawa Street, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin, and the late Susan Dunford
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 68913 Pte Trooper James Henry DUNFORD, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, accidentally drowned, 14 April 1918; 29897 Pte Thomas DUNFORD, Auckland Infantry Regiment, d. in New Zealand, 13 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 20

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