Regimental number | 40974 |
Date of birth | |
Religion | Salvation Army |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Uncle, A Stewart, Palmerston, Otago |
Previous military service | Served in D Company, 10th (North Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; serving in Reserves at time of NZEF enlistment. Previously rejected for enlistement in Permanent artillery on account of eyesight. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Oamaru |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row B, Grave No 28), Zonnebeke, near Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Uncle: Mr A Stewart, Palmerston, Otago |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 14 March 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 July 1917, and posted to 4th Company. Admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, 21 July 1917 (gastro-enteritis), 21 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 28 July 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 14 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10921091 |
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