Arthur STUDLEY

Regimental number10/168
Date of birth7 July 1887
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGeneral Station Hand
AddressWhite Rock Station, Martinborough
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.1
Height5' 5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinEdward Groom Studley, Ellsmere, Shropshire, England
Previous military serviceSouth Wairarapa Rifle Club (1 year); School Cadets, England (2 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 unit17th Ruahine Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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

Posted as 'missing in action, 8 August 1915'.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, finds 'now believed to be dead, 8 August 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 7822567