Regimental number | 12/307 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hawke's Bay |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Point Chevalier, Auckland |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs S Williams, Hunter Street, Dannevirke |
Previous military service | Served for 6 months in the Napier Guards. |
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. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Walker's Ridge Cemetery (Special Memorial 11), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. War service: 221 days (of which 215 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791659 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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