Private

Benjamin Samuel Claridge

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Claridge, of Chapel St., Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
15500
Name:
Benjamin Samuel Claridge
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Claridge (father), Chapel Street, Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
09 June 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 203.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Benjamin Samuel Claridge
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