Samuel NORTHEY

Regimental number10/996
Date of birth22 August 1881
Place of birthNapier
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChemist
AddressEmerson Street, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 6.125"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Northey, Westshore, Napier, Hawke's Bay
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
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 rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) (Panel No 18) Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Jane Northey, Raffles Street, Napier
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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

Promoted Corporal, Gallipoli, 5 May 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Dunluce Castle', 5 May 1915 (dysentery); transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 31 May 1915; to Lady Godley's Home, Alexandria, 7 June 1915; to Base Depot, Alexandria, 3 July 1915.

Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 3 July 1915; rejoined Bn, Anzac Cove, 8 July 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 364 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21381126