Jacob Randrup MOLLER

Regimental number10/786
Date of birth5 December 1891
Place of birthNapier
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationCheesemaker
AddressOpunake
Marital statusSingle
Height6' 1.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinWiggo Wilhelm Moller, Oeo, Taranaki
Previous military serviceServed in the 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment; previously rejected for enlistment on the grounds of varicocele.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
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 unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Discharge date28 June 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wounds, both legs), 28 June 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24170609

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