Archibald RAVENWOOD

Regimental number9/650
Date of birth7 February 1893
Place of birthNaseby, Dunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBlacksmith
Address22 Bradshaw Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 9.5"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Ravenwood, 22 Bradshaw Street, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in 10th Otago Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 October 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo 2 Outpost Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry Clay Ravenwood and Helen Henderson Ravenwood
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 13894 Eliphalet Hall RAVENWOOD; 22097 Pte Henry Clay RAVENWOOD, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 6 May 1917; 57782 Victor John McPherson RAVENWOOD
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli, 30 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20804307