Norman Alan William BEAGLEY

Regimental number10/933
Date of birth16 January 1892
Place of birthWellington
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBricklayer
Address71a Hamilton Road, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.7
Height5' 9"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Beagley, 71a Hamilton Road, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in St Anne's Senior Cadets, Wellington; left for Australia; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
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
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Discharge date28 December 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (bullet wound, head); admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 August 1915; transferred to Special Camp, Zeitoun, 17 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Wiltshire', 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 30 October 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received on active service: gun shot wound, scalp), 28 December 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 136 days (of which 1 year 15 days was abroad).

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 18805, File 122273737

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