Sydney Charles HOLLIDAY

Regimental number10/376
Date of birth23 December 1890
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWaiter
AddressGrand Hotel, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.7
Height5' 9"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinMrs L H Holliday, 6 Benares Road, Woolwich, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
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 Regiment
FateReturned to New Zealand, April 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Discharged in Egypt for misconduct, 1 April 1915, and returned to New Zealand as undesirable; disembarked New Zealand, ex-HMNZT 'Tahiti', 5 May 1915.

Warrant for arrest issued, 9 August 1918, for failing to attend a medical board, Palmerston North, 31 May 1918; warrant cancelled, 29 March 1919.

Total war service: 231 days (of which 191 days were abroad).

Not eligible for medals.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18049115