William Charles LE BAS

Regimental number10/828
Date of birth10 July 1894
Place of birthNapier
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHairdresser
AddressNapier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinHenry Le Bas, c/o Mrs C Timms, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 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 rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 12 August 1916
Discharge date14 November 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Willochra', 12 August 1916; discharged (medically unfit: catarrhal jaundice), 14 November 1916.

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

Also served in World War II: Service No 816177 Army.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death24 August 1946 Auckland
Age at death52
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24060740