Regimental number | 10/3610 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Turakina |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W J Jermy, Turakina |
Previous military service | Served in the Territorial Force. |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Sybil Jermy, Turakina, Wanganui |
Family/military connections | Brother: 10/1863 Corporal George Maurice JERMY, No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, died of wounds, 2 October 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 12 February 1916, and admitted to Isolation Camp, Zeitoun. Rejoined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Ismailia, 22 March 1916. Embarked Egypt to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 2 May 1916 (mumps); transferred to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 3 May 1916; discharged to duty, and rejoined Bn, in the field, 9 May 1916. Transferred to No 2 Machine Gun Company, 9 August 1916. Admitted to No 3 [NZ] Field Ambulance, 24 August 1916 (otitis media); transferred same day to No 1 NZ General Hospital; rejoined unit, 1 September 1916. Killed in action, 1 October 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |