Arthur Victor LANKSHEAR

Regimental number10/469
Date of birth24 May 1894
Place of birthColyton, Feilding
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressColyton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 4"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinMrs Lankshear, Colyton, Feilding
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in D Company, 7th regiment, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date22 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
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Discharge date20 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: dysentery, diarrhoea), 20 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No 2/26/631 Army.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24060649

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