Claude INGLE

Regimental number9/714
Date of birth2 July 1871
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotorman electric car
AddressPO Box 492, Dunedin
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 9"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinSon, Ivor Claude Ingle, c/o Miss M Chapman, Hill Street, Ravensbourne, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year as No 5924, 8th New Zealand Contingent, South Africa (Boer War).
Enlistment date20 October 1914
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
Members of the 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed on board three ships: HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 14 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son: Ivor Claude Ingle, 3 Nelson Street, South Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 3 August 1915.

Reported missing, Anzac, 21 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Mudros, 6 November 1915, concluded 'Killed in action, 21 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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