Regimental number | 8/318 |
Date of birth | |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Assistant cheesemaker |
Address | Kapuka, Southland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Agnew, West Plains, Southland |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Invercargill City Guards; serving in A Company, 8th (Southland) Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Invercargill |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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 rank | Lance Corporal |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
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 details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1 |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 73 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22269596 |