Solomon AH SIN

Regimental number60750
Date of birth22 May 1889
Place of birthRaratonga, Cook Islands
ReligionCongregational
OccupationBaker
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mautakaikura Vaine Ah Sin, Nikao, Rarotonga
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 March 1918
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Rarotongan Contingent
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Manuka on 13 June 1918
Discharge date20 March 1919
Other details

War service: embarked Wellington ,13 June 1918, on board SS 'Manuka',13 June 1918; embarked Sydney, 24 June 1918, on board HMAT ?Port Lyttleton?; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 16 July 1918; disembarked Suez, 4 August 1918, and posted to Raratogan Company, Training Regiment, Ismailia.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMT 'Malta', 12 January 1919; discharged, 20 March 1919.

Total war service: 1 year 33 days (of which 230 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: Ah Sin (b. China) and Mangaia
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 85, p. 18
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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