Cecil Harold PUGH

Regimental number10/455
Date of birth30 December 1887
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationLetter carrier
Address149 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.8
Height5' 6"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinW Pugh, 386 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceSenior Cadets (3 years)
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 29 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMNZT 'Northumberland', 29 March 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 11 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 8 June 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 295 days (of which 4 years 208 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death26 March 1958, Christchurch
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803247