William George LOOMES

Regimental number6/2194
Date of birth2 September 1886
Place of birthWaimate
OccupationWool scourer
AddressEversley, Fairlie
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Charles Loomes, Eversley, Fairlie
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Discharge date3 March 1916
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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fifth. See other entry for second period of service.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18804, File 10920495