Jonas Palfrey HAVARD

Regimental number10/564
Date of birth11 May 1887
Place of birthHereford, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChauffeur
AddressAorangi, Feilding
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.3
Height5' 8"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinJonas Havard, Bough Road, Radnorshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 May 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
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
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 13 September 1919
Discharge date5 December 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Prisoner of War, Turkey, captured 8 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HT 'Paparoa', 13 September 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 5 December 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 16793034