Gerald SIEVERS

Regimental number10/87
Date of birth31 July 1891
Place of birthClareville
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFellmonger
AddressTiraumea
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.1
Height6' 1.5"
Weight193 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Sievers, Clareville, Carterton
Previous military serviceTerritorials (1.5 months); Carterton Rifle Volunteers (3.5 years)
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationCorporal
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 unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) (Panel 23) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Son of Mr and Mrs George Sievers of Levin.
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, Cape Helles, no date stated; admitted to HS 'Southland', Dardanelles, 9 May 1915 (gunshot wound, left shoulder, slight); transferred to Imfarta Hospital, Malta, 18 May 1915; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 27 June 1915; marched into NZ Advanced Base Depot, Alexandria, 27 June 1915.

Embarked Alexandria, 3 July 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 8 July 1915.

Posted as 'Missing in action, 8 August 1915'.

Court of Enquiry, Moascar, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concludes 'now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915.'

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 7816987