Lewis George MUNRO

Regimental number13/559
Date of birth24 November 1887
Place of birthMercer
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCommercial traveller
AddressWiri, Papatoetoe
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.9
Height5' 6"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Munro, Wiri, Papatoetoe
Previous military serviceServed for 11 years 237 days in Territorial Force (3+ years, Waikat Mounted Rifles Regiment; 2+ years, NZ Engineers; 181 days, 1st Mounted Rifles Regiment; 3+ years, Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment); still serving in AMR at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 1), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Alice Hampton Munro, Favona Road, Ouhuhu. Native of Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

War service: 349 days (of which 297 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880572