Regimental number | 38516 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rawene, Hokianga |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Storekeeper |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.3 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Patrick Flood, Utakura via Whangarei |
Previous military service | Served in 15th (North Auckland) Regiment, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Utakura |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Patrick and Frances Louisa Flood, Utakura, Hokianga, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 February 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 18 April 1917 (enteritis); discharged from hospital, 21 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to C Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 35 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003603 |
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