Regimental number | 12/2722 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bay of Islands |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Te Kuiti |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Halliday, Kawakawa, Bay of Islands |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Botley Cemetery (Row 11, Grave No 64), Oxford, England |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Thomas Halliday, Tauraroa, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Bn at Mudros, 29 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 27 September 1916 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to No 3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 28 September 1916; transferred to England, 29 September 1916, and admitted to 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford, 30 September 1916. Died of wounds (gun shot wound, spine; paraplexia; heart failure), 14 October 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Sixth |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |