Regimental number | 12/33 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wellington |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Post Office, Epsom |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.10 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Boardman, Kimberley Road, Epsom, Auckland |
Previous military service | Served in the Post & Telegraph Corps, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 12/34 Pte Edward Douglas BOARDMAN, Auckland Infantry Bn, returned to New Zealand, 23 September 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Tahiti', 1 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, left leg), 9 August 1918 |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22277055 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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