Samuel James Heylands LOWRY

Regimental number10/407
Date of birth6 November 1890
Place of birthIreland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Addressc/o D G Gordon, Taoroa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.6
Height5' 6"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinW H D Lowry, 'Waitangi', Boulcott Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in D Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 September 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
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
Discharge date20 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, shoulder), 20 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II (Home Guard).
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death29 April 1977 Feilding
Age at death86
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24170041