Regimental number | 10/3985 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wellington |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Milker |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Pym, 8 Pitarua Street, Wellington |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of height: '2.5" short') |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 2), Steenwerke, Nord, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Fanny Elizabeth Pym, 8 Pitarua Street, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force in France, 13 April 1916. Joined Bn, in the field, 18 May 1916, and reverted to the ranks. Wounded in action, 2 August 1916. Died of wounds, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station (head, fractured cranium), 14 August 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803518 |
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