Gerald NEVITT

Regimental number11/552
AddressLiffey Street, Island Bay
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJ C Nevitt, Liffey Street, Island Bay, Wellington
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 2 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialChatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No 102), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Emmie Nevitt, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
Family/military connectionsBr, other: 34492 Pte Henry NEVITT, 3rd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 28 December 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body