
| Regimental number | 10/2228 |
| True Name | Frank Daniel |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ellen Kelly, Robert Street, Ellerslie, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 28 January 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Mary Ellen Mahoney, Auckland |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and resource on the night of 26th/27th August 1915, during operations on the Gallipoli Peninsula, when he volunteered to go out to rescue some men who had been isolated within the enemy's lines for fifteen days. It was a mission of great difficulty and danger, and by his coolness and knowledge of scouting he greatly contributed to the success of the search and ultimate rescue of the missing men. '
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
Ex 5th Reinforcements War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 8 |