Regimental number | 8/637 |
Occupation | Grocer's carter |
Address | 72 St Andrew Street, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | William Aitken, 22 High Street, Invercargill |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, Invercargill; serving in 4th Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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. | |
Other details | No details of service, including fate, on very thin service file. |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22269722 |