Andrew AGNEW

Regimental number8/318
Date of birth9 June 1892
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAssistant cheesemaker
AddressKapuka, Southland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7.25"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Agnew, West Plains, Southland
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Invercargill City Guards; serving in A Company, 8th (Southland) Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 29 November 1915
Discharge date13 June 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Maheno', 29 November 1915; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism, debility following dysentery), 13 June 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1
Date of death10 May 1966 Invercargill
Age at death73
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22269596

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