Albert Pearson GARDNER

Regimental number23/1637
OccupationSawmiller
Next of kinSister, Miss Fanny Gardner, Masterton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st (South Canterbury) Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Rebecca Gardner, Masterton, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 16, p. 3

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