
| Regimental number | 10/622 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oxford, Canterbury |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Shop assistant |
| Address | Eltham |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.6 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 122 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sarah J Bluett, Papanui, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Evacuated to hospital, 22 August 1915 (debility); admitted to No.24 Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 24 August 1915; discharged, 30 August 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 31 August 1915. Promoted Corporal, 9 August 1915. Evacuated to hospital, Mudros, 16 September 1915; reported 'dangerously ill', No.3 Australian General Hospital, Mudros, 5 October 1915 (broncho-pneumonia); transferred to HS 'Aquitania', 21 October 1915; to NZ Military Hospital, Walton on Thames, 27 October 1915. Embarked Southampton, 8 April 1916, and proceeded to Egypt; disembarked Alexandria, 18 April 1916; admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 19 April 1916. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 5 May 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 6 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: diptheridic paralysis [drop wrist] following severe broncho-pneumonia), 29 November 1916. Total war service: 2 years 104 days (of which 1 year 234 days was abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 63 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22276982 |
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