Theodore Edgar BARLOW

Regimental number12/1070
Date of birth23 January 1892
Place of birthCanterbury
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationChauffeur
Address28 Grafton Road, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.5
Height5' 5.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMrs Margaret Barlow, Palmerston Road, Gisborne
Previous military serviceServed in East Coast Mounted Rifles, Territorial Force; and in A Company, Coast Defence: still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date3 September 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankStaff Sergeant
Final unitNZ Section GHQ 3rd Echelon
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 10 March 1919
Discharge date23 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow on board HT 'Bhamo', 10 March 1919; discharged (physically unfit on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 23 May 1919.

War service: 4 years 263 days (of which 4 years 192 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22272546

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