Ernest SVENSON

Regimental number10/631
Date of birth3 August 1893
Place of birthDannevirke
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPinaka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lena Svenson, Dannevirke
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
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 unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 September 1915
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.

Wounded in action, 29 April 1915, (slight); rejoined unit, Dardanelles, 12 May 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, arm and chest); admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, 9 August 1915; transferred to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 14 August 1915; to No.3 Auxiliary Hospital, 18 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged, 30 June 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 318 days (of which 1 year 10 days was abroad).

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 7823140