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WW1 - Henry John Guilford Westbury
 NAME: Henry John Guilford Westbury ADDRESS BEFORE ENLISTMENT Waihoka, Southland, New Zealand
NEXT OF KIN ON EMBARKATION Arthur Westbury (father), Waihoaka, Southland, New Zealand
RELATIONSHIP STATUS Pre 9 October 1915 Single
WAR World War I, 1914-1918 Page on Nominal Roll: 769
ARMED FORCE NZRB; SERVICE NUMBER 23/1233
TRAINING AND ENLISTMENT Date ....
ENLISTMENT WW1 ADDRESS: Waihoka, Southland, New Zealand Military District: Otago, New Zealand
BODY ON EMMBARKATION: Unit: D Company New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion
EMBARKATION 9 October 1915 from Wellington, New Zealand Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
DESTINATION: Suez, Egypt
DISEMBARKED Suez 15/11/15
EMBARKED to Natrun in Alexandria 21/12/15
DISEMBARKED Natrun in Alexandria 15/2/16
EMBARKED for France via Acadian - 6/4/16
MEDICAL NOTES Killed in Action, PLACE OF DEATH: Somme, France 15 September 1916
LAST RANK WW1 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion
CEMETERY:: FRANCE - CATERPILLAR VALLEY (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL
Commonwealth WGC)
Henry John* Guildford Westbury was eldest son of ARTHUR WESTBURY and mother Annie Cowan nee Guildford and was born 29th May 1896 at Otautau and educated at the Waihoaka School. His 3 siblings were: Annie Guildford Brown (born Westbury)(1895-1985); Arthur Guildford Westbury (1898-1971) and Frederick William Westbury (1900-1970)He was a labourer working for the Richards Brothers at Te Wai Wai when he enrolled for military service in Oct 1915.
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