George LLOYD

Regimental number13/707
Date of birth11 May 1896
Place of birthTimaru
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPostal clerk
Address48 Grafton Road, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 8"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinMrs G Lloyd, Breakwater Road, Napier
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Napier Rifles; time expired; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date27 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on 14 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs G. Lloyd, Napier, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Slightly wounded, 27 June 1915, remaining at duty.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 293 days (of which 238 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920070

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