Regimental number | 6/1552 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Staffordshire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Denniston |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Taylor, Swamp Road, Collingwood, Nelson |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs E. Taylor (formerly Hall), Collingwood, Nelson |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Reported missing, 7 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be killed'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16790410 |
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