Alfred Robert William KREBS

Regimental number10/673
Date of birth14 October 1892
Place of birthSilverhope, Rangitikei
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPrinter
AddressE L Rogers
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles Krebs, Mangaweka
Previous military serviceServed in C Company, 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on embarkationLance Sergeant
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
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 16 December 1915
Discharge date17 March 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Rotorua', 16 December 1915; discharged (medically unfit: heart strain, shell shock), 17 March 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18058177

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