Sydney ROSE

Regimental number10/52
Date of birth4 August 1893
Place of birthWaipawa
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWaipawa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 11.75"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Ann Rose, Waipawa
Previous military service'B' Company, 17th Ruahine Regiment
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and S.A. Rose, Waipawa, Napier
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Found guilty, 27 February 1915, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call: awarded 3 days' confined to barracks.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 May 1915.

Now, 18 July 1915, reported as 'wounded and missing, 8 May 1915'.

Board of Enquiry, 16 January 1916, Moascar, Isamilia, finds 'now believed to be dead, 8 May 1915'.

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 20807707