Gerald Francis NYHANE

Regimental number10/254
Date of birth26 December 1892
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDraper
Addressc/o D McGrath, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinMrs Kathleen McGrath, 121 Wallace Street, Wellington
Previous military service'D' Company, 17th Ruahine Regiment
Enlistment date10 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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 9 June 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, 12 May 1915 (gunshot wound, right hand).

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 15 July 1915; discharged (medically unfit for active service), 28 September 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 50 days (of which 273 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death25 January 1973, Masterton
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21381264

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