Henry LOCKSLEY

Regimental number4/995
Date of birth24 September 1888
Place of birthFootscray, Victoria, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressClarendon, Port Chalmers
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 9"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs N Locksley, 52 Howard Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces; resigned; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 August 1915
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Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date26 February 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Marama', 19 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 26 February 1919.

War service: 3 years 288 days (of which 3 years 167 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Sixth
Date of death14 November 1965
Age at death74
Place of burialRookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10920206

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