William NESBIT

Regimental number10/901
Date of birth2 November 1893
Place of birthHastings
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFruit grower
AddressHastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.9
Height5' 7.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Florence 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 unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 27 June 1915 (otitis media); transferred to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 1 July 1915; discharged to duty, 4 July 1915.

Rejoined unit, Anzac, 28 July 1915.

Wounded in action, 5 August 1915 (shrapnel wound, foot); admitted to HS 'Gloucester Castle', no date stated; transferred to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 10 August 1915; to Special Camp, Zeitoun, 14 August 1915 (gunshot wound, right ankle); to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 26 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 30 October 1915.

Posted to 'B' Company, 10th Reinforcements, Trentham Military Camp, 3 February 1916; transferred to 'B' Company, 12th Reinforcements, Featherston Military Camp, 21 March 1916.

Discharged (medically unfit for war service), 21 April 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 253 days (of which 1 year 38 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death14 August 1973
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21379892