
| Regimental number | 2/899 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Railway clerk |
| Address | Taumarunui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 204 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W. Lander, Hikurangi, Whangarei |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| No 1 Field Artillery Brigade left New Zealand on board 'Willochra'; No 4 Howitzer Battery on board 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Admitted to HS 'Assaye', Anzac, 8 September 1915 (debility); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 11 September 1915 (debility and septic sores); transferred to Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 6 December 1915 (neurasthenia and septic sores); rejoined unit, Zeitoun, 12 December 1915. Transferred to 3rd Artillery Brigade Headquarters, 28 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 April 1916. Admitted to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 15 September 1916, transferred same day to Ambulance Train No 27 (contused ankle: accident, soldier not to blame), and admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 16 September 1916. Transferred to England, 22 September 1916. Admitted to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 17 October 1916. Discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 3 January 1917. Classified 'unfit' and placed on NZ Roll, 23 January 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Briton' (date not recorded); discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: fractured right ankle), 20 August 1919. Total war service: 4 years 299 days (of which 4 years 222 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Second |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 40 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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