Frank Albert SHIRLEY

Regimental number10/728
Date of birth15 April 1892
Place of birthNew Plymouth
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Addressc/o Archibald Hooker, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.4
Height5' 6"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Shirley, Oaonui, Taranaki
Previous military service11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
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
Other detailsAlso undertook home service in the New Zealand Army during WWII, served between May 1941 and July 1944.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 March 1916
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, 26 April 1915 (gunshot wound, chest, fractured right arm); admitted to Military Hospital, Ras el Tin, Alexandria, 2 May 1915; transferred to England, 3 May 1915; to No.1 Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 16 May 1915; to NZ Auxiliary Hospital, Walton on Thames, 8 August 1915; discharged to furlough, 10 February 1916.

Proceeded to Egypt, 15 February 1916.

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt, 27 February 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Maheno', 6 March 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 11 April 1916; discharged, 10 August 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 364 days (of which 1 year 178 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death31 October 1975, New Plymouth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24063377

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