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LLOYD, Walter Joseph
(Service number 23/2025)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names G-M, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Memorial Cross, St John's Church, Temuka, pictured in 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.24 #01)

Opihi College Roll of Honour — Made by Opihi College teacher David Ellena, 2015 (Courtesy of Kate Manson, Opihi College )

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	7 August 1893	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	16 November 1915	Age	22
Address at Enlistment	Box 4, Wanganui
Occupation	Factory Hand at Fresh Food & Coy, Wanganui
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	R.J. Lloyd (father), King St, Temuka, New Zealand
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	5th Reinforcements,1st Battalion, E Company
Date	4 January 1916
Transport	Maunganui or Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington, New Zealand	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns	Egypt Expeditionary Force 1916, Western Europe 1916
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	1 October 1916	Age	23
Place of Death	Somme, France
Cause	Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Memorial Reference	III.B.20
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of Mr and Mrs R.J. Lloyd, King St, Temuka, New Zealand.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (May 2014)

External Links

Researched and Written by

Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG

Currently Assigned to

JCl

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