Eric Clinton Gordon PORTER

Regimental number2/1951
Date of birth15 December 1894
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
AddressReikorangi, Waikanae
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 8.75"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, K H Porter, Royal New Zealand Artillery, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in School Cadets.
Enlistment date19 April 1915
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Discharge date29 June 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Taken on strength, 2nd Battery, Gallipoli, 13 August 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Maheno', Anzac, 1 October 1915 (rheumatism); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 3 October 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Maheno', 29 November 1915 (spinal concussion); discharged (no longer physically fit for war service: shell concussion in both hips), 29 June 1916.

War service: 1 year 72 days (of which 203 days were abroad)

Enlisted for Home Service, 11 May 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth. Parents: Frank Henry and Ellen PORTER (both b. New Zealand)
Date of death1 September 1961
Age at death66
SourcesFile 0359773, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp.