Noel SUTTON

Regimental number10/946
Date of birth13 August 1889
Place of birthTaradale
ReligionNil
OccupationButcher
AddressFarndon
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 10"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMrs M J Sutton, Farndon, Clive
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
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 unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 31 August 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

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

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (bullet wound, left side and abdomen); admitted to HS 'Dongola', 10 August 1915; transferred to No.19 General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 August 1915; to England, 15 September 1915; to Duchess of Connaught Hospital, Taplow, 25 September 1915; discharged to furlough, 23 December 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 14 January 1916.

Rejoined 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment, 8 June 1916.

Wounded in action, 27 June 1916, and admitted to No.8 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gunshot wound, back); transferred to England, 3 July 1916; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 4 July 1916.

Commenced returned to New Zealand on board HS 'Marama', 31 August 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 23 October 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 19 January 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 159 days (of which 2 years 7 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death28 February 1924, Napier
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823102

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