Henry McGILL

Regimental number10/891
Date of birth12 March 1888
Place of birthAshburton
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBricklayer
Addressc/o Mrs Blair, Childers Road, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.5
Height5' 9"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Agnes McGill, Secretary's Office, GPO, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentGisborne
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
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Discharge date27 December 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to No.16 Stationary Hospital, Dardanelles, 16 May 1915 (scabies); transferred to New Zealand & Australia Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 15 June 1915 (rheumatism); discharged to duty, 13 July 1915.

Admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 15 July 1915 (rheumatism); discharged to duty, 24 July 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 30 October 1915; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), 27 December 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 131 days (of which 1 year 15 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II - Army.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death11 March 1961 Levin
Age at death73
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24061142