Lance Nigel HAINES

Regimental number10/368
Date of birth15 March 1892
Place of birthRoxburgh
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Addressc/o J Hammond, Rata
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinJ E Haines, Bank of New Zealand, Oamaru
Previous military serviceServed in D Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lawrence Edmund and Stella Haines, 49, Weston Road, St Albans, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Appointed Lance Corporal, Gallipoli, 7 May 1915.

Promoted Corporal, 12 May 1915.

Appointed Lance Sergeant, 29 May 1915.

Promoted Sergeant, 16 July 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 356 days (of which 322 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16790050