
| Regimental number | 12/774 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hawera |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Rotoorangi, Cambridge |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.9 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | David Kemp, Rotoorangi, Cambridge |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hamilton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 9), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Alice Kemp, Te Wera, Stratford |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted Corporal, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 10 July 1915 (not yet diagnosed); rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 24 July 1915. Killed in action, 13 August 1915. War service: 1 year 1 day (of which 324 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 18056224 |
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