Andrew James STUART

Regimental number8/308
Date of birth5 June 1888
Place of birthKyeburn, Otago
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGold miner
AddressKyeburn Diggings, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height6' 0"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinWilliam Stuart, Kyeburn Diggings, Otago
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 October 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 16), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr William Stuart, Kyeburn Diggings, Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Devanah', 2 May 1915 (dysentery); transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 12 May 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 26 May 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915.

Court of Enquiry, Moascar, 20 January 1916 concluded 'Believed to be killed on or about 7/8/15'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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