Regimental number | 6/3962 |
Occupation | Teacher |
Next of kin | Father, E W Gowdy, McGiffert Street, Palmerston North |
Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs E.W. Gowdy, Dunedin |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 13 |
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