Richard Augustus McGREEVY

Regimental number10/56
Date of birth12 May 1880
Place of birthWaipawa
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressWaipawa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 11"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinStephen McGreevy, Waipawa
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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 unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Discharge date9 January 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HS 'Marama', 31 August 1916; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, right leg), 9 January 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death29 May 1955 Napier
Age at death75
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10924463

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