Wilfred George LOONEY

Regimental number10/747
Date of birth9 August 1890
Place of birthNew Plymouth
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressOpunake
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 11"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinGeorge Henry Looney, Opunake, Taranaki
Previous military serviceServed in Opunake Mounted Rifles; transferred to 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 April 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsWalker's Ridge Cemetery (Special Memorial 14), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr G.H. & Mrs J.E. Looney, Moturoa, Taranaki
Family/military connectionsBrother: 63896 Pte Hubert LOONEY, 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 5 August 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 26 April 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920505