Walter Rex BERESFORD

Regimental number10/649
Date of birth6 August 1892
Place of birthHerekino
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMill hand
AddressWaitute, Taumarunui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height6' 2.25"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinWalter E Beresford, Taringamutu, King Country
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
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
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to HS 'Braemar Castle', Dardanelles, 8 May 1915 (bullet wound, wrist, slight); transferred to St George's Hospital, Malta, 18 May 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Pembroke, Malta, 13 June 1915.

Proceeded overseas to Egypt, 12 July 1915; marched into New Zealand & Australia Base Depot, Mustapha, 17 July 1915.

Proceeded overseas to Dardanelles, 21 July 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 28 July 1915.

Killed in action, Dardanelles, 8 August 1915.

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 22275643

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