William JEFFERIES

Regimental number8/1267
Date of birth7 December 1894
Place of birthTimaru
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
AddressTe Puke
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10.5"
Weight199 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Jefferies, Kongahu, Westport
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 November 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1-23 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel No 75), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William A. and Ada Jefferies, Konguhu, Westport, Greymouth
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 6/2172 Pte Charles Henry JEFFERIES, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 1 February 1919; 6/2173 Pte Job JEFFERIES, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, died of disease, 12 February 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 1-23 May 1915.

Court of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Egypt, 22 March 1916, concluded, 'Missing, now reasonable to suppose killed in action May 1st to May 23rd [1915]'.

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

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