Regimental number | 6/1894 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Mill hand |
Address | Otari |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Barbara Kelly, 137 High Street, Dumbarton, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served in Gordon Highlander, British Army; time expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 13), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Sister: Miss Barbara Kelly, 137 High Street, Dumbarton, Scotland. Served in the Indian Frontier and South African Campaigns with 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, 10 August 1915. War service: 212 days (of which 116 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18056130 |
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