Henry Vernon GRUNDY

Regimental number12/1967
Date of birth27 May 1890
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOhinewai
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 6"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Thomas Grundy, Waiterimu, Waikato
Previous military serviceServed in H Company, 16th Waikato Regiment, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date10 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBaby 700 Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 34), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Barbara Alice and the late George Thomas Grundy
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 211 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789446