Regimental number | 44320 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rakaia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Railway cleaner |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs John Stewart, 133 McFadden's Road, St Albans, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Served in the Railway Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Ohakune |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | New Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 11), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; disembarked Wellington, 17 April 1917; re-embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, 2 May 1917; re-embarked Sydney, 9 May 1917; found guilty, at sea, 26 June 1917, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline: fined 10/-; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to B Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 22 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7821779 |
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