George Gladstone RUSSELL

Regimental number10/1973
Date of birth5 December 1881
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEastown, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height6' 3.25"
Weight190 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles Russell, Rona Bay, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in Dunedin Naval Volunteers, left of own accord; previously rejected for enlistment in NZEF on account of being medically unfit; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date9 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Charles Russell, Rimu Street, Rona Bay, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 28 July 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 212 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20808670