Frank Johnson SAGE

Regimental number10/787
Date of birth16 December 1892
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSail maker
AddressHawera
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.8
Height5' 8"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinGeorge Colston Sage, Hawera
Previous military service11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles); Hawera Volunteers (transferred to Territorials)
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
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
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 29 November 1915
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.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 13 August 1915 (gunshot wound, left extremities); admitted to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 August 1915 (gunshot wound, right wrist, slight); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 16 September 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Maheno', 29 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 1 January 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service due to wounds received in action), 26 July 1916.

Total war service: 2 years 350 days (of which 1 year 78 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 20809223

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