
| Regimental number | 10/54 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Charlestown |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Drover |
| Address | Waipawa |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34.3 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Henry William Sutton, Hawera |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| 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 | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Found guilty, 4 March 1915, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call: awarded 4 days' confined to barracks. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to HS 'Royal George', 8 May 1915 (bullet wound, right leg); transferred to No.5 General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 May 1915; to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 30 May 1915; to England, 17 June 1915; to No.2 Western General Hospital, Manchester, 1 July 1915; to NZ Command Depot, Hornchurch, 2 June 1916. Admitted to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 20 June 1916; transferred to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 30 June 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Hornchurch, 11 July 1916. Commenced return on board HS 'Willochra', 12 August 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 28 September 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 6 November 1916. Total war service: 2 years 81 days (of which 1 year 348 days was abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823056 |
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