George James LLOYD

Regimental number12/2555
Date of birth24 August 1886
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPottery yardsman
Address123 Grafton Road, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 7"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, A W Lloyd, Auckland Club, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years in (?) Regiment, Auckland; serving in 3rd Regiment, Auckland, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date9 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 9), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late A.W. Lloyd, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 1 year (of which 300 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920072

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