George Henry MURCH

Regimental number10/849
Date of birth5 November 1893
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o J H Fraser, Ohakune
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.8
Height5' 10"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J H Fraser, Ohakune
Previous military serviceVolunteer Force (Johnsonville) and Territorial Force
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
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 rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Transferred to New Zealand Field Artillery, 6 March 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Gascon', Dardanelles, 15 May 1915 (gunshot wound, chest and abdomen; transferred to No.17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 20 May 1915, and placed on the 'Dangerously Ill List'; removed from 'Dangerously Ill List', 14 June 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tahiti', date not stated; disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915; discharged, 23 December 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 121 days (of which 331 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death22 November 1918 (influenza resulting in cardiac failure)
Place of burialUpper Tataenui Cemetery