Walter Charles BARDWELL

Regimental number10/287
Date of birth1 July 1886
Place of birthPoplar, London, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSawmill hand
AddressTaihape
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.1
Height5' 6.5"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Bardswell, 8 Suffolk Street, Poplar, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 August 1914
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 rankCompany Quartermaster Sergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 19 March 1919
Discharge date12 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Devanah', 12 June 1915 (dysentery); transferred to Egyptian Military Hospital, Cairo, 27 June 1915; to No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Port Suez, 16 July 1915; to HS 'Runic', 16 September 1915; to Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital, Cardiff, 6 October 1915; discharged to furlough, 29 October 1915; marched into Depot, 29 November 1915.

Marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 11 January 1916.

Found guilty, 5 February 1915, of being absent without leave: awarded 1 day confined to barracks.

Admitted to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 23 February 1916.

Marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 16 April 1916.

Rejoined 1st Bn, Wellington Regiment, in the field, 24 May 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 18 October 1916.

Promoted Corporal, 2 October 1917.

Attached to NZ Wing, Reinforcement Camp, 2 October 1917; rejoined unit, 9 October 1917.

Appointed Temporary Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 18 November 1917.

Promoted Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 18 December 1917.

Rejoined unit from leave, 1 January 1918.

Admitted to No.2 NZ Field Ambulance, 8 August 1918 (scabies); rejoined unit, 15 August 1918.

On leave to the United Kingdom, 17 October 1918; rejoined unit, 17 December 1918.

Marched into Wellington Provincial Depot, England, 2 January 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board HT 'Hororata', 19 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 12 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 22275562