William John JERMY

Regimental number10/3610
Date of birth4 May 1895
Place of birthTurakina
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinFather, W J Jermy, Turakina
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force.
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Sybil Jermy, Turakina, Wanganui
Family/military connectionsBrother: 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 20
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805