Henry Shields PAUL

Regimental number12/1859
Date of birth29 February 1880
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressTauhie, Morrinsville
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34.7
Height5' 8.75"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs William Anderson, Waimate, South Canterbury
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Andrew and Jessie Paul, Waimate, South Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20799592