Sergeant

George Sydney Friend

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Jane Friend, of Balfour, Southland, New Zealand. Born Charlton, Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26/557
Name:
George Sydney Friend
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
George Friend (father), Mandeville, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Cheesemaker
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
18 February 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IX. C. 11.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Sydney Friend
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