Harold Henry FUNKE

Regimental number12/4529
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, H F Funke, Nelson Park, Napier
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 March 1918
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 10), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr H.F. and Mrs M. Funke, 27 Thackeray Street, Napier
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsService Number incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 1-/4529.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 4