Regimental number | 26756 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Father, James Goer, Corporation Yards, Clyde Quay, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XII, Row A, Grave No 9), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Betsy Ann Goer, Oroua Street, Eastbourne, Wellington |
Family/military connections | Brother: 53490 Rifleman Ernest Jesse GOER, 1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 7 December 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 24 |
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