
| Regimental number | 10/405 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Caversham, Dunedin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Address | Taumarunui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29.2 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Hughes, 118 Upper Walker Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Railway Engineers; Dunedin High School Cadets (left school) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Awapuni |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to HS 'Gascon', 31 May 1915 (appendicitis); transferred to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 7 June 1915; to Australia & New Zealand Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 1 July 1915; discharged to duty, Zeitoun, 8 July 1915. Admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 15 July 1915 (synovitis of the knee); discharged to duty, Zeitoun, 21 July 1915. Rejoined unit, Anzac, 26 August 1915. Admitted to No.1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 2 September 1915 (scarlatina); transferred to No.24 Casualty Clearing Station, 12 October 1915; to England, 3 November 1915; to University War Hospital, Southampton, 11 November 1915 (scarlet fever). Proceeded to Egypt on board 'Dover Castle', 8 April 1916. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 19 April 1916. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMNZT 'Tahiti', date not stated; disembarked New Zealand, 9 June 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of sickness), 8 August 1916. Total war service: 1 year 326 days (of which 1 year 258 days was abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20215566 |
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