
| Regimental number | 6/2194 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waimate |
| Occupation | Wool scourer |
| Address | Eversley, Fairlie |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles Loomes, Eversley, Fairlie |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 August 1915.Admitted to hospital ship, 18 August 1915 (gastro-enteritis); transferred to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 24 August 1915; to Special Camp, Zeitoun, 16 September 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged from NZEF, 3 March 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fifth. See other entry for second period of service. |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18804, File 10920495 |
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