Regimental number | 8/1074 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | London, England |
Address | Dunedin |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Martineau, c/o C A Werdmuller, Hoopstad, Orange River Colony, South Africa |
Previous military service | Served in Second Boer War with the Protectorate Regiment (North West Cape Colony), 1899-1902: awarded the Victoria Cross, 1900; served in Second Matabele War, 1896; served in India and Nepal with 11th Hussars, 1891-1895 |
Rank on embarkation | Lieutenant |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Lieutenant |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
Place of burial | Anderson's Bay Cemetery (Block 72, Lot 16), Dunedin |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mrs A.E. Martineau, T.S. Mars, Newport, Fife, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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