Sidney James ATTWOOD

Regimental number23945
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, John Attwood, Leamington, Cambridge
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 2 Company, Machine Gun Corps
FateDied of wounds 3 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row I, Grave No. 18), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen S. Attwood, Walton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 5