Ewart Gladstone MYERS

Regimental number10/1931
Date of birth14 January 1888
Place of birthLeeds, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Addressc/o C Morrison, Nelson Crescent, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.11
Height5' 8"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Dan Myers, 5 Emsley Street, Steeton, Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in the 3rd West Riding Regiment, England; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date7 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Previously reported missing, now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915.'

War service: 264 days (of which 164 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21379241