Lawrence Harold GULLERY

Regimental number12385
Date of birth8 July 1894
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Beatrice Gullery, 124 Duchess Crescent, Hastings
Previous military serviceServed in 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No 24), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: James H. Gullery, 193A Aro Street, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Found guilty, 4 October 1916, of when on Active Service being absent from church parade: deprived of 2 days' pay.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 7 February 1917, and posted to A Company.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, shoulder); admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 8 June 1917, and transferred same day to 77th Field Ambulance; rejoined unit, 17 June 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1916.

Now, 10 November 1917, reported killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789554