Regimental number | 12/28 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Woodville |
Occupation | Timber worker |
Address | Lake Road, Devonport |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22.4 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabella Bickerton, Gladstone Street, Newton, Auckland |
Previous military service | Served in the New Zealand Garrison Artillery; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2/2060 |
Final rank | Gunner |
Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Marama', 7 August 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 28 April 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 57 |
Place of burial | Waikumete Cemetery (Soldiers Burial K Row 2, Plot 32), Glen Eden, Auckland |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22276261 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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