Alfred SCRIVENS

Regimental number10/566
Date of birth24 November 1890
Place of birthPoolbrook, Malvern, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTe Rehunga
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 4"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMiss Millicent Marshall, c/o Mrs A J Marshall, Keritaki, Dannevirke
Previous military service17th Ruahine Regiment; Hastings Volunteers
Enlistment date21 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 9 June 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, Dardanelles, no date stated (bullet wound, left foot); admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 12 May 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 15 July 1915; discharged (no longer fit for war service on account of chronic rheumatism), 1 December 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 103 days (of which 273 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 7815465