Anthony ARROWSMITH

Regimental number6/3609
Date of birth20 November 1873
Place of birthMilton, Otago
OccupationLabourer
Address645 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Arrowsmith, 3 Sandhills, Petone, Wellington
Enlistment date23 October 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 21 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 1, Grave No. 10), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Emily Arrowsmith, Waimata, Taihape
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 23

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