
| Regimental number | 10/259 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wanganui |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Te Tui, Wanganui River |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28.11 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 167 lbs |
| Next of kin | D Tidswell, Upper Hutt |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wanganui |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| 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 | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| 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. Admitted to HS 'Osmanich', no date stated; transferred to Deaconess Hospital, Alexandria, 19 May 1915 (measles); to Convalescent Camp, 15 June 1915; discharged, 3 July 1915. Embarked for Dardanelles, Alexandria, 3 July 1915; rejoined NZ Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 8 July 1915. Attached to Auckland Battalion Headquarters, 16 July 1915. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 10 August 1915 (gastro-enteritis); transferred to Lady de Wal, Convalescent Home, Alexandria, 8 October 1915; marched into Emergency Camp, Zeitoun, no date stated. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMT 'Tahiti', 20 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 December 1915; discharged, 1 May 1916. Total war service: 1 year 259 days (of which 1 year 78 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7821405 |
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