
| Regimental number | 10/491 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Address | Federal Hotel, Wanganui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Next of kin | Rev A W (Ma) Stevenson, 6 Broomhill Gardens, Partick, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Natal R R |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wamganui |
| 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 | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Found guilty, West Bank of Suez Canal, 23 February 1915, of neglect of duty on outpost duty: award, admonished. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 27 April 1915 (gunshot wound, thorax); admitted to HS 'Delta', no date stated; transferred to HS 'Galeka', 2 May 1915; disembarked Southampton, England, 12 May 1915; to No.1 Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road Section, Birmingham, 12 May 1915; discharged to furlough, 25 June 1915; marched into Australia and New Zealand Base Depot, Weymouth, 10 July 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Ruahine', 17 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 4 January 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on a of wounds received in action), 16 November 1916. Total war service: 2 years 92 days (of which 1 year 80 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 | |
| Age at death | 64 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7821416 |
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