Percy MURFITT

Regimental number10/643
Date of birth31 August 1893
Place of birthSouthbrook
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTheatrical entertainer
AddressPatea
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinC E Murfitt, Waiuku
Previous military serviceTerritorials (Patea)
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 Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 11 June 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Wounded in action, Dardanelles, 31 May 1915 (gunshot wound, left foot); marched in New Zealand and Australia Base Depot, Egypt, 10 July 1915.

Admitted to hospital, 28 October 1915 (venereal); discharged to details, Zeitoun, 29 November 1915.

Rejoined unit, 17 January 1916.

Found guilty, 29 May 1916, of (1) drunkenness; (2) using obscene language to a NCO: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No.2.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMNZT 'Ulimaroa', 11 June 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 16 July 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service), 13 August 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 361 days (of which 1 year 274 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death6 August 1954 , Auckland
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 2138775