Rewi MOYNIHAN

Regimental number10/448
Date of birth20 July 1894
Place of birthWellington
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressShannon
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.1
Height5' 8.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMrs E Moynihan, Shannon
Previous military service'C' Company, 7th Wellington West Coast Regiment
Enlistment date18 August 1915
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 rankPrivate
Final unit7th Wellington West Coast Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 12 May 1915 (gunshot wound, right thigh); discharged to duty, 22 May 1915.

Rejoined unit, Anzac Cove, 28 July 1915.

Wounded in action, Anzac, 8 August 1915 (2nd occasion; shoulder); arrived Alexandria, 13 August 1915; admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 14 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged 10 April 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 257 days (of which 1 year 11 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body

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