Philip Fullerton SHIELDS

Regimental number10/89
Date of birth13 June 1898
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngineer
AddressEmpire Hotel, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.2
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Philip F Shields, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland
Previous military serviceHighland Light Infantry (3 years, purchased discharge); British Territorials (2 years, left country)
Enlistment date16 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 rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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.

Promoted Sergeant, 27 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 27 April 1915 (gunshot wound, forearm); admitted to HS 'Goorkha', 3 May 1915; transferred to No.1 Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 16 May 1915; discharged to furlough, 6 July 1915; marched into depot, 27 July 1915.

Proceeded overseas to Dardanelles, 4 October 1915; taken on strength of Anzac Advanced Base, Mudros, 22 October 1915.

Rejoined unit, Mudros, 23 October 1915.

Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Mudros, 27 October 1915, and transferred to No.2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, the same day (tonsillitis).

Admitted to HS 'Carisbrooke Castle', 11 January 1916 (diphtheria); transferred to No.19 General Hospital, Alexandria, 12 January 1916; to Convalescent Camp, Glymenopoulo, 18 January 1916; marched into NZ Base Depot, Ghezireh, 25 January 1916.

Rejoined 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1 March 1916.

Embarked with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Admitted to hospital, 29 May 1915; rejoined unit, 3 June 1916.

Killed in action, 16 September 1916.

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 7816739