BOTHERWAY, Henry Edward
(Service number 8/3492)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Charles Botherway (father), Pleasant Point | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 11th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 July 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Mr and Mrs Charles Botherway of 23 Church St, Timaru
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013
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