Augustus Bernard Paul ROSENFELDT

Regimental number10/92
Date of birth16 December 1888
Place of birthSydney, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressDannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.8
Height5' 11.5"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Rosenfeldt, (private bag) Dannevirke
Previous military service'A' Company, 17th Ruahine Regiment (2 years, Lieutenant); Volunteers (1 year)
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationCorporal
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 rankLance Sergeant
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: Henry August and Martha Dyke Rosenfeldt, Te Aroha, Thames
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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

Appointed Lance Sergeant, 5 May 1915.

Reported as missing in action, 8 May 1915.

Finding of Board of Enquiry, Moascar, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concludes 'now believed 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 20807867

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