Regimental number | 12/123 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sheffield, England |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | 17 Gundry Street, Newton, Auckland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.3 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Paulina Hanson, 11 Short Street, Auckland |
Previous military service | Served for 6.5 years in the Royal Navy; 3 years in the ----- Mounted Rifles; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to No 1 General Hospital, Heliopolis from Gallipoli, 9 May 1915 (asthma). Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; discharged (medically unfit), 24 August 1915. War service: 1 year 14 days (of which 272 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791346 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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