Regimental number | 18789 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hannah Grainger, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, England |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed accidentally |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 1), Foncquevillers, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late William and Hannah Grainger, Ault Hucknall, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 5 |
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