Arthur BOURGEOIS

Regimental number10/943
Date of birth3 April 1886
Place of birthNapier
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper's assistant
AddressNapier
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Bourgeois, Layton, Shakespeare Road, Napier
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
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 Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jane Ann Bourgeois, Bower Street, Napier, and the late M. Edmond Bourgeois (who fought in the Crimean War, 1853-56, and the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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 22277645