
| Regimental number | 10/144 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waikouaiti |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | Eketahuna |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | N Stewart, Waikouaiti, Otago |
| Previous military service | 'C' Company, 17th Ruahine Regiment |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| 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 | Sapper |
| Final unit | No.2 New Zealand (Area) Employment Company |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to No.2 Australian Field Ambulance, 30 April 1915 (influenza); transferred to No.2 General Hospital, Cairo, 3 May 1915; discharged to duty, 27 May 1915. Proceeded overseas to Dardanelles, 16 June 1915; rejoined unit, 20 June 1915. Admitted to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 30 July 1915, and transferred to Fleet Sweeper the same day (diarrhoea); to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 4 August 1915; to Camp, Zeitoun, 12 August 1915 (gastro-entritis). Now employed at No.4 Training Base, Zeitoun, date not stated. Transferred to NZ Base Depot, Ghezireh, 31 December 1915. Rejoined unit, Ismailia, 25 January 1916. Attached to II Anzac Corps Signal Coy, date not stated. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. Still attached to II Anzac Corps Signal Coy, 9 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 1 December 1917; rejoined Signal Coy, 15 December 1917. Admitted to 1/2 North Riding Field Ambulance, 26 December 1917, and transferred to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance the same day (scabies); discharged, 31 December 1917, and rejoined 'Y' Corps Signal Coy the same day. Posted to NZ Divisional Signal Coy, 2 March 1918, and detached to 'Y' Corps Signal Coy the same day. Posted to No.2 NZ Area Employment Coy, 4 June 1918, and remains attached to 'Y' Corps Signal Coy. Admitted to No.2/2 ? Field Ambulance, 11 June 1918, and transferred to No.47 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (influanza); rejoined unit, 17 June 1918. Marched in NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 22 November 1918. Proceeded to United Kingdom, 28 November 1918; marched into NZ Discharged Depot, Torquay, 29 November 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMT 'Ruapehu', 9 January 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 21 February 1919; discharged, 22 March 1919. Total war service: 4 years 223 days (of which 4 years 127 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 | 67 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7821770 |
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