Private

Sydney Best

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of Mr. C. Best, of Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11610
Name:
Sydney Best
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
C. Best (brother), Upper Moutere, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of pneumonia
Date of Death:
02 January 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 May 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 51
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. C. 183.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Sydney Best
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