John Hubert MONTEITH

Regimental number10/829
Date of birth15 May 1894
Place of birthMaugatainoka
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank clerk
AddressJoll Road, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.5
Height5' 6"
Weight119 lbs
Next of kinJohn Hodge Monteith, Joll Road, Hastings
Previous military service'B' Company, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
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 rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 22 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

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

Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 May 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915; admitted to No.17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 13 August 1915; transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Zeitoun, 22 October 1915.

Commenced return on board HS 'Tahiti, 22 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 16 December 1915; discharged (no longer fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 27 June 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 320 days (of which 1 year 71 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death3 February 1977 , Hastings
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24061795