Purcell McLEOD-SMITH

Regimental number8/1053
Date of birth6 July 1894
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
AddressNgapara
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJ T McLeod-Smith, 273 Montreal Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 October 1917
Discharge date26 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board SS 'Tofua', 14 October 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: disordered action of the heart), 26 November 1917.

War service: 3 years 10 days (of which 2 years 20 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death10 August 1959 Ashburton
Age at death65

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