Hugh Dynevor ASQUITH

Regimental number24/959
AddressOtago Club, High Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, V G Asquith, 139 Walker Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
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 rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 18 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPont-d'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 13), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Swithin and Ann Louisa Asquith
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB

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