William Frederick SEFTON

Regimental number3/224
Date of birth12 July 1892
Place of birthWhangaroa
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMedical student
Address327 Leith Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinW Sefton, Kaitaia, North Auckland
Previous military serviceServed as 2nd Lieutenant, Territorial Force for 6 months; service ended on change of residence and occupation.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentDunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Medical Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Discharge date12 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to Convalescent Hospital, Zeitoun, 29 April 1915 (hernia).

Disembarked Malta on board HS 'Clan McGillivray' (ex-Gallipoli), 13 July 1915 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 15 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand via Australia, 1 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit for Active Service; fit for Home Service), 12 November 1915.

War service: 1 year 86 days (of which 363 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Medical Corps/Main Body
Date of death13 November 1969 Auckland
SourcesFile 0363267, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp.