Mervyn Rankin REED

Regimental number13/990
Date of birth3 April 1893
Place of birthKawa Kawa
ReligionChurch of England
AddressRemuera, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, J R Reed, Remuera, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets and Territorials; left to enlist in the NZEF.
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 June 1915
Final rankCaptain
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 12 November 1917
Medals

Mentioned in Despatches

'Mentioned in despatches from General Sir Alexander Murray, K.C.B., Commander in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 1 December 1916

Other details

Promoted Lieutenant, 15 September 1915.

Joined unit, Egypt, 29 December 1915.

Left for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916.

Mentioned in Despatches, 13 October 1916.

Wounded in action, 9 January 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm and back; arm fracture: severe); admitted to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 11 January 1917; transferred to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 13 January 1917; to Nasrieh Hospital, Cairo, 3 March 1917; to Ras el Tin Military Hospital, Alexandria, 16 March 1917; discharged to Base Depot, Cairo, 5 April 1917; marched out to Mounted Training Regiment, Moascar, 24 April 1917.

Promoted Captain, 23 April 1917.

Admitted to 45th Stationary Hospital, 30 September 1917 (fractured left humerus); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 2 October 1917; to Military Infectious Hospital, 7 October 1917; to Nasrieh Hospital, Cairo, 12 October 1917.

Medical Board recommended return to New Zealand, 17 October 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Fifth. See other entry for second period of service.
SourcesFile No 0363199, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp.