Donald Harry RAIT

Regimental number17/226
Date of birth3 September 1876
Place of birthAnerley
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationVeterinarian
AddressVictoria Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 8"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Blanche Rait, Victoria Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years (1908-1914), Captain, New Zealand Veterinary Corps; 3 years (1911-1914) attached to 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date21 November 1914
Rank on embarkationCaptain
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
The 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 15 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'). It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCaptain
Final unitNew Zealand Veterinary Corps
Discharge date26 April 1917
Other detailsWar service: 2 years 157 days (of which 2 years 76 days were abroad)
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Veterinary Corps/Second
Date of death26 November 1917
Age at death41
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805