Henry Edward OLDALE

Regimental number70327
Date of birth18 August 1893
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer's assistant
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6.5"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs H E Oldale, Findlay Street, Ellerslie, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 July 1917
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 34th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 100 Ulimaroa on 8 February 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialRomeries Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 10), France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 8 February 1916; disembarked Liverpool, England, 29 March 1916, and marched into NZ Rifle Brigade Reserve, Brocton.

Marched into Sling Camp, 20 April 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 2 June 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 27 August 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 78, p. 9
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21382109