Regimental number | 8/213 |
Address | Gore |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Guthrie, Altair, Lennox Road, Crookston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Lance Sergeant |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XI, Row H, Grave No 16), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Charles Guthrie, Altair, Wickshane, Formby, Lancashire, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |