Wilfred Charles HAULTAIN

Regimental number10/384
Place of birthRata
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor engineer
AddressMarton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.10
Height5' 4.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMrs J Haultain, Harris Street, Kaiti, Gisborne
Previous military serviceServed in the Karata Mounted Rifles; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date19 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
Regimental number from Nominal Roll10/384A
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateDischarged in London 5 April 1919
Discharge date5 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Admitted to No.17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 16 July 1915 (not yet diagnosed, slight fever); discharged to unit, 25 July 1915.

Admitted to No.17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 25 August 1915 (venereal); transferred to Hospital, Cairo, 8 September 1915; discharged to Details, Abbassia, 2 December 1915.

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 27 December 1915 (enteric fever); transferred to NZ Convalescent Home, Alexandria, 11 January 1916; discharged to NZ Base Depot, Ghezerih, 19 January 1916.

Admitted to NZ Auxiliary Hospital, Moascar, 11 February 1916 (venereal); discharged, 2 March 1916, and rejoined No.2 Company, Army Service Corps.

Transferred from Army Service Corps, 29 March 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France from Alexandria, 9 April 1916.

Admitted to No.3 General Hospital, Boulogne, 17 August 1916 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No.3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 23 August 1916 (malaria); to England, date not stated; to No.3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 5 October 1916; to NZ Command Depot, 19 October 1916.

Discharged in the United Kingdom, 5 April 1919.

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 18805, File 16793031