Garfield Cornelius JESSOP

Regimental number9/576
Date of birth7 April 1894
Place of birthNelson
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address25 Home Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 4.75"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinFather, E Jessop, Hope, Nelson
Previous military serviceServed in 5th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date9 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs E Jessop, Hope, Nelson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Reported missing, 27 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Mudros, 6 November 1915, concluded 'Missing, 27 August 1915, believed to be dead'.

War service: 1 year 19 days (of which 339 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body. Condition of teeth: 'fair'
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 18053475