Stewart NESBIT

Regimental number10/1050
Date of birth23 September 1892
Place of birthHastings
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressRailway Road, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, T H Nesbit, Railway Road, Hastings
Previous military service9th (Hawkes Bay) Regiment
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
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 unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 December 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board HMNZT 'Ruahine', 8 December 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 20 January 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 17 February 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 190 days (of which 4 years 120 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death28 September 1962, Hastings
Age at death70
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21379890

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