George BELFIT

Regimental number10/293
Date of birth1886
Place of birthFeilding
Other NamesGeorge Henry
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWool buyer
Address114 Broad Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs R W Belfit, Morris Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed in the Palmerston North Cadets; unit disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
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 Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialPalmerston North (Terrace End) Cemetery
Discharge date29 June 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England.

Admitted to Mtarfa Hospital, Malta (Venereal Disease); discharged to duty, 11 June 1915; marched into New Zealand & Australia Base Depot, Mustapha, Egypt, 30 August 1915.

Proceeded overseas to the Dardanelles, 9 September 1915; rejoined unit, Mudros, 16 September 1915.

Disembarked with unit, Alexandria, 29 December 1915.

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 10 February 1916 (antral disease); transferred to England, 14 May 1916; to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 26 May 1916; to No.4 London General Hospital, 8 July 1916; to NZ Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch, 3 October 1916; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 10 October 1916 (chronic synovitis); to NZ Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch, 20 January 1917.

Classified unfit and placed on the NZ Roll, 24 January 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board SS 'Maunganui', 17 March 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 11 May 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on active service: emphysema maxillary antrum on right side), 29 June 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 320 days (of which 2 years 208 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death8 May 1919 Palmerston North Hospital
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22274336