Frank Jennings RULE

Regimental number10/502
Date of birth1889
Place of birthGeelong, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressHunterville
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinRev F Rule, 45 Richmond Terrace, Christchurch
Previous military servicePatea Rifles (1900-1903)
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
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 rankLance Sergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 26 May 1915
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No 91), Alexandria, Egypt
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 Corporal, 18 April 1915.

Appointed Lance Sergeant, Dardanelles, 7 May 1915.

Wounded in action, Cape Helles, 8 May 1915 (gunshot wound, face); admitted to No.5 Indian General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 May 1915; placed on 'Dangerously Ill List', No.5 Indian Hospital, 22 May 1915.

Died of wounds, No.5 Indian General Hospital, Alexandria, 26 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 20808515