Gilbert LAURENSON

Regimental number11/1455
Date of birth4 September 1892
AddressTaihape
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.6
Height5' 5"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinFather, T. Laurenson, Taihape
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 June 1915
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on 14 August 1915
Discharge date21 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 28 September 1915 (bronchitis); discharged to Base Details, 26 October 1915.

Embarked Alexandria, 4 November 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 13 November 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Oxfordshire', 12 December 1915 (bronchitis and asthma); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 15 December 1915; discharged to Base Depot, Ghezireh, 31 December 1915; rejoined unit, Ismailia, 18 January 1916.

Admitted to NZ Auxiliary Hospital, Ismailia, 15 March 1916 (bronchitis and asthma); transferred to NZ General Hospital, 16 March 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Ulimaroa', 17 March 1916; discharged, Auckland, 21 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Sixth
Date of death1 March 1970 Wanganui
Age at death77
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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