Search results Next record Previous record Māori Francis Richard Avent Died 30 September 1916 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 6/585 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Corporal/Military AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 25 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesFrancis Richard AWMM SurnameAvent AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 6/585 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignBattle of the Somme AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 6/585 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 October 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Corporal/Military AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Francis Avent was the son of Mary Avent, of St. Day, Scorrier, Cornwall, England, and the late George Avent. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death30 September 1916 AWMM Age 31 AWMM France, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryHeilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France AWMM IV. I. 70. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Francis Richard Avent by laying a poppy. Ronald George Avenell Roy Clifford Avenell Francis Richard Avent Stewart Benjamin Avent Antony Frederick Averi Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Francis Richard Avent Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22275092 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/270177/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/270177 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 25 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record