
| Regimental number | 10/2208 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | 66 Bell Street, Wanganui |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 38.11 |
| Height | 6' 2" |
| Weight | 200 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Lewis, 66A Bell Street, Wanganui |
| Previous military service | Served in Mounted Rifles, South Africa; discharged on leaving the country; serving as Company QMS, A Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 21), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Margaret Lewis, 48 Clarence Street, Hamilton |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 August 1915, and reverted to the ranks. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Believed to be dead at Dardanelles on or about 8 August 1915'. War service: 206 days (of which 57 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10919416 |
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