Regimental number | 24/1331 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wellington |
Religion | Wesleyan |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Colyton |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | George Astridge, Queen Street, Levin |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of F Company, 2nd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Sarah Astridge, Queen Street, Levin, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 13 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915; joined Bn, Ismailia, 6 February 1916, and posted to B Company. Transferred to Machine Gun Section, 8 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 5 August 1916. Transferred from Machine Gun Section to C Company, 7 August 1916. Promoted Corporal, 22 November 1916. Detached to Lewis Gun School, 2 March 1917; rejoined unit, 18 March 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 7 May 1917 (dental); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 26 May 1917; admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 26 May 1917; transferred to No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, 29 May 1917 (inflamed gums); discharged to Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 31 May 1917; transferred to Base Depot, Etaples, 21 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 24 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 13 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 24 September 1917. Detached to Base Depot, 13 September 1917; rejoined unit, 24 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: F Company/2nd Rfts of 2nd NZRB |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22271415 |