Regimental number | 8/67 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Maheno |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Maheno, Otago |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Lindsay, Maheno, Otago |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 10th (Norrh Otago) Company, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Christina Lindsay, Maheno, North Otago |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted Sergeant, 18 July 1915. Killed in action, 6 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 20 January 1916, concluded: 'Believed to have been buried by W.M.R. at Dardanelles on or about 6th August 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10919624 |