YARDLEY, Herbert Henry
(Service number 23/985)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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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 | 1 Wynyard Street, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. Yardley (mother), 1 Shelley Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | D Company | ||
| Date | 10 September 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France; Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Herbert Yardley was the son of Walter Bartlett and E. Yardley, of Victoria St., Timaru, New Zealand
Sources
Cenotaph (6 Aug 2013)
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Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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