Regimental number | 10/2193 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bulls |
Religion | No religious affiliation stated |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Makowhai via Sandon |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 163 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George Jessop, Port Street, Feilding |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Wellington Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 21), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs George Jessop, Hamilton Road, Feilding |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Reported missing, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'. War service: 175 days (of which 57 days were overseas) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth. Colour vision: 'defective' |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18053477 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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