Regimental number | 8/1029 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Commercial Traveller |
Address | 8 Richmond Street, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Arthur Perry, 8 Richmond Street, Dunedin |
Previous military service | 4th (Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force, 3 years (October 1911 - September 1914); Dunedin City Rifle Volunteers, 5 years (1906 - 1911) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Sergeant Drummer |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Invalided back to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Enlisted with rank of Sergeant and posted to 4th (Otago) Company, Otago Infantry Battalion, 1 September 1914. Proceeded overseas from Wellington on board HMNZT 'Ruapehu', 16 October 1914. Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Proceeded overseas from Alexandria to the Dardanelles on board HMT 'Annaberg', 10 April 1915. Admitted to HMHS 'Galatea', Dardanelles, 7 August 1915 (enteric dysentery); admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 7 August 1915; transferred to Imperial Infectious Diseases Hospital, Shoubra, 31 August 1915; admitted to Enteric Convalescent Camp, Port Said, 7 October 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMNZHS 'Maheno', 24 November 1915. Disembarked Auckland, New Zealand, 1 January 1916. Discharged no longer physically fit for war service, 13 June 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 81 |
Place of burial | Arrowtown |