Norman Albert KOPKE

Regimental number10/27
Date of birth8 December 1893
Place of birthPahiatua
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDriver
AddressPahiatua
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.8
Height6' 0"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinC F Kopke, 68 Pitt Street, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in A Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Discharge date25 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: asthma, varicocele), 25 September 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death18 January 1946 Woodville
Age at death52
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18058133

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