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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