
| Regimental number | 24/1033 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Channel Islands |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Johnston Street, Waihi |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 124 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Louis Dupeyron, St Saviour's, Guernsey, England |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Royal Guernsey Militia; resigned on leaving the island; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915. Admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 9 December 1915 (abscess); rejoined unit, 17 February 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 11 June 1916, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from 9 pm to 9.25 pm: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Detached to Railway Construction Party, 7 January 1917; rejoined unit, 15 March 1917. Detached to Brigade Headquarters, 8 May 1917; rejoined unit, 5 June 1917. Found guilty, 11 September 1917, of when on Active Service being absent from billet contrary to orders: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2. On leave to United Kingdom, 23 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 6 October 1917. Reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 10 November 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 138 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999513 |
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