Archibald Gordon SOMERVELL

Regimental number10/667
Date of birth26 May 1885
Place of birthGisborne
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAccountant
AddressCheswick House, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 6.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Andrew Somervell, 104 Stout Street, Gisborne
Previous military serviceGisborne Rifle Volunteers
Enlistment date17 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
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 2 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Wounded in action, 8/9 August 1915 (gunshot wound, hand).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tofua', 2 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged (no longer fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 9 March 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 205 days (of which 1 year 11 days was abroad).

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 7819840
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20550805