William Henry JESSOP

Regimental number10/2193
Date of birth4 September 1889
Place of birthBulls
ReligionNo religious affiliation stated
OccupationFarmer
AddressMakowhai via Sandon
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7.5"
Weight163 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Jessop, Port Street, Feilding
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth. Colour vision: 'defective'
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18053477

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