Regimental number | 28452 |
Occupation | Telegraphist |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B Foley, Redwood Street, Blenheim |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Sapper |
Final unit | Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Mailly Wood Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No 2), Mailly-Maillet, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Maurice and Brigid Foley, Redwood Street, Blenheim, Marlborough (only son) |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 34 |
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