Walter Herbert Thomas LILLY

Regimental number10/417
Date of birth4 May 1884
Place of birthSpringburn
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman, NZ Railways
Address1 Peel Street, Petone
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.6
Height5' 9"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinR Lilly, Cooper's Creek, West Oxford, Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed in the NZ Railway Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date3 September 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 rankLance Corporal
Final unit9th Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 February 1917
Discharge date8 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Ionic', 14 February 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wounds, right shoulder, right knee), 8 May 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death22 October 1960 Christchurch
Age at death74
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10919543

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