David STEWART

Regimental number10/201
Date of birth25 April 1891
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPainter
Addressc/o Kendall's Private Hotel, Dannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.4
Height5' 10"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinWalter Stewart, 3 Dale Street, Maori Hill, Dunedin
Previous military service'D' Company, Otago Rifles (3 years)
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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
FateDied of wounds 4 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialEast Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 114), Greece
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr W.J. Stewart, 31 Henry Street, Maori Hill, Dunedin, and the late Mrs A.L. Stewart
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Found guilty, 1 March 1915, of being improperly dressed on parade: charge dismissed.

Found guilty, 4 March 1915, of being absent from Tattoo: charge dismissed.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Southland', date not stated (gunshot wound, head and eyes); transferred to No.1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 25 June 1915 (enteritis); to No.15 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 3 July 1915.

Died, No.15 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 4 July 1915.

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 7821512