Horace Vernon Wemyss ASTBURY

Regimental number59580
Place of birthPalmerston North
OccupationClerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Astbury, Hatrick Street Extension, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Regiment
FateDied of wounds 29 April 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)RoH states unit as Ent Bn.
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialArneke British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 16), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry E. and Elizabeth Astbury, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 19

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