Victor Andrew FALKNER

Regimental number13/903
Date of birth21 September 1893
Place of birthPalmerston North
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOpotiki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 11"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, Alfred Falkner, Kaiparoro, Eketahuna
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 23 Waitomo on 17 April 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on the Anzac Memorial Bridge (built 1922; designed by Alfred Falkner), Kaiparoro. Parents: Mr & Mrs Alfred Falkner, Kaiparoro, Eketahuna, Wellington
Family/military connectionsCousin: 10/28 Sergeant Donald Kelway PALLANT, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 8 May 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Posted to unit, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915.

Reported missing, 28 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 31 October 1915, concluded 'Reasonable to suppose dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805