
| Regimental number | 7/506 |
| Address | Scargill |
| Marital status | Married |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Hilda M Overton, Greta, Scargill, Canterbury |
| Rank on embarkation | Major |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on |
| The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Major |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 5 November 1915. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 5), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Hilda Margaret Overton, Greta, Christchurch |
| Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches 'Mentioned in General I. Hamilton's despatch of the 26th August 1915. (Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
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