| Regimental number | 8/2798 |
| Place of birth | Cromwell, Otago |
| Address | Cromwell, Otago |
| Marital status | Married |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Jolly, Cromwell, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | Captain |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Captain |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
| Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 3), Armentieres, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David A and N M Jolly; Wife: Elizabeth Jolly, Cromwell. Born at Cromwell |
| Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches 'For devotion to duty while in the trenches at Armentieres from 21st May to 13th July 1916. Captain Jolly was in charge of a Company raid on the night of 13th/14th July, he was hit and placed on a stretcher, but seeing other wounded near, he immediately got off the stretcher and refused to be carried until his men had been got in. Shortly afterwards he was killed by a shell.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh |