Cecil Roy RUSSELL

Regimental number10/153
Date of birth19 February 1893
Place of birthStokes Valley, Lower Hutt
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressRhodes Street, Carterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.6
Height5' 10.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Russell, Nainai, Lower Hutt
Previous military service'D' Company, 17th Ruahine Regiment
Enlistment date12 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 rankRegimental Sergeant Major
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
Other detailsServed post-war as a Orthopedic Instructor in the New Zealand Permanent Staff
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Arawa', 12 January 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 6 March 1918; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 23 December 1918.

Total war service: 4 years 134 days (of which 2 years 143 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 20808664