
| Regimental number | 10/812 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | New Plymouth |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Courtenay Street, New Plymouth |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25.6 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Thomas G Sole, Courtenay Street, New Plymouth |
| Previous military service | Member, New Plymouth Rifle Club; still a member at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Gore Sole and Alice Sole, Brown Street, New Plymouth |
| 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, 12 April 1915. Killed in action, Dardanelles, 8 August 1915. War service: 349 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22024360, File 7819807 |
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