Regimental number | 12/306 |
Date of birth | |
Religion | Primitive Methodist |
Occupation | Metallurgist |
Address | Parewai, Thames |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.11 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Bateman, Parewai, Thames |
Previous military service | Served in 6th (Hauriki) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Paeroa |
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 | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tahiti' 14 March 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit was War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: flatulent dyspepsia), 16 August 1916. War service: 2 years 7 days (of which 1 year 151 days was 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 18805, File 22273332 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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