Sydney Herbert Frederick MARSH

Regimental number25774
Date of birth5 January 1896
Place of birthPalmerston North
ReligionSalvation Army
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.5
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Marsh, Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato
Previous military serviceServed in Waikato Mounted Rifles; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 12 April 1919
Discharge date27 June 1919
Other details

Admitted to Wairarapa Hospital from Trentham Camp, 5 July 1916 (influenza).

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917.

Attached to NZ Tunnelling Company, 24 February 1917.

Joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 26 June 1917, and posted to C Company.

Appointed Company Cook, 22 September 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 18 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 4 February 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 27 March 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred same day to No 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital; to No 20 General Hospital, 29 March 1918; to Convalescent Depot, 30 March 1918; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 2 April 1918; to Base Depot, Etaples, 6 June 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 27 September 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board HMNZT 'Pakeha', 12 April 1919; disembarked Wellington, 30 May 1919; discharged, 27 June 1919.

Total war service: 3 years 29 days (of which 2 years 248 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 March 1973 Hamilton
Age at death77
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 35
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805