Henry Capel PRITT

Regimental number12/2446
Date of birth26 January 1876
Place of birthNew Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressKaihu, Northern Wairoa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 7"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinStep-Mother, Mrs L Pritt, Remuera, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records46
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lonsdale and Mary Pritt, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 157 days (of which 57 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20803139