George Henry SCRIMGEOUR

Regimental number10/31
Date of birth6 January 1890
Place of birthWaipawa
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressChapel Street, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.8
Height5' 5.25"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Jane Scrimgeour, c/o Mr Falconer, Bank of New Zealand, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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 23 September 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, 27 April 1915 (gunshot wound, left arm); admitted to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 6 May 1915; discharged from Australia and New Zealand Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 14 May 1915, and marched into New Zealand and Australia Base Depot.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 May 1915, and proceeded overseas to Dardanelles; rejoined unit, Anzac, 4 June 1915.

Injuried by fall of bomb proof shelter, Anzac, 26 July 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 6 August 1915, and admitted to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, no date stated (discharge from ears, bruises on thigh and hip); discharged, 11 August 1915.

Admitted to No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 12 August 1915 (influenza); discharged to duty, 13 September 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged (medically unfit for war service), 26 February 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 200 days (of which 295 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death18 March 1962, Greytown
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7815442