Regimental number | 12/2280 |
Address | Pukekohe, Auckland |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Ellis, 45 Fitzherbert Terrace, Petone, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on |
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 10), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Rose Elizabeth Kelly, Palmerston North |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth |
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