Regimental number | 42646 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M French, Forsyth, Lawrence, Otago |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | St Omer Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 43), Longuenesse, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Margaret French |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 20 |
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