Regimental number | 55622 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Motueka |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Marital status | Married |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Minnie Quayle, Pah Street, Motueka |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 92 Ruahine on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Hebuterne Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 1), nr Arras, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Philip (b. England) and Mary Ann (b. Ireland) Quayle, Motueka; Wife: Minnie Quayle, Pah Street, Motueka |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917; marched in to 5th Reserve Bn, Brocton, 3 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 January 1918; joined Bn, in the field, 24 February 1918, and posted to B Company. Wounded in action, 29 March 1918 (gun shot wound, left upper arm); admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 30 March 1918, and transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station; to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 1 April 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 10 April 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 15 April 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 17 May 1918 (tonsillitis); rejoined Bn, in the field, 20 May 1918. Killed in action, 18 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 29 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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