Cyril Oswald McNAUGHT

Regimental number10/426
Date of birth28 November 1893
OccupationIronmonger's assistant
Address4 Urquhart Street, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 11.75"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, James McNaught, 4 Urquhart Street, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in A Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
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 rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Discharge date8 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left elbow and knee; enteric), 8 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death29 December 1944 Napier
Age at death51
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10926819