Arthur MIDDLETON

Regimental number10/1063
Date of birth1886
Place of birthSlough, Bucks, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrical engineer
AddressShakespeare Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 8"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Middleton, 139 Packington Street, Essex Road, London, England
Previous military serviceServed in the 1st Bn, Royal Fusiliers, British Army; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationCorporal
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 rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 10 March 1917
Discharge date7 July 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Promoted to Sergeant, 5 May 1915.

Admitted to Fleet Sweeper 'Clacton', 2 July 1915 (abscess right ear); transferred to Hospital Ship, Mudros, 9 July 1915; to St Andrew's Hospital, Malta, 16 July 1915.

Marched in Base Depot, Mustapha, Egypt, 9 October 1915.

Embarked Alexandria, 18 October 1915; rejoined unit, Mudros, 28 October 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915.

Transferred to 2nd Bn, Wellington Regt, 1 March 1916.

Appointed Temporary Sergeant Major, 4 April 1916.

Promoted Warrant Officer, Class II, 5 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 9 April 1916.

Appointed Second Lieutenant, 26 August 1916.

Transferred from Wellington Regt, 30 August 1916; transferred to 1st Bn, Auckland Regt, in the field, 8 September 1916, and taken on strength the same day.

Wounded in action, 27 September 1916 (gunshot wound, left hand artery, severe); admitted to No.63 Field Ambulance, 27 September 1916; transferred to No.1 Red Cross Hospital, Le Troquet, 29 September 1916; to England, 9 October 1916; to No.2 London General Hospital, Chelsea, 10 October 1916; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 19 January 1917; to Officers Convalescent Hospital, Brighton, 31 January 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Remuera', 10 March 1917; discharged (gun shot wound, left hand), 7 July 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death25 December 1966 Wanganui
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880512