William Lawrence REID

Regimental number10/504
Date of birth31 December 1894
Place of birthPalmerston North
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
AddressAlexander Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 4"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMrs W Reid, Whangamomona
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMT 'Athenic', no date stated; disembarked New Zealand, 22 January 1915; discharged (medically unfit: otitis media), 5 March 1915.

Total war service: 204 days (of which 98 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20805131

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