Regimental number | 6/1901 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Victoria, Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs Cockle, 41 Theodosia Street, Timaru |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37.11 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Lockett, Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 13), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: James Edwin Lockett, Waanyarra East, Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 8 July 1915. Wounded in action, and left firing line, 7 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'No further evidence'. All enquiries made in England and Egypt: no avail Now, 20 March 1916: 'Wounded and missing, believed to be dead, on or about 7 August 1915.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920177 |
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