Herbert REARDON

Regimental number10/1959
Date of birth29 November 1893
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBushman
AddressCentral Boardinghouse, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 0.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWilliam Reardon, Kurow
Previous military serviceServed in School Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: William and Mary Reardon, Kurow, North Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

War service: 210 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20804571