George TRAVERS

Regimental number10/527
Date of birth5 January 1893
Place of birthChristchurch
True NameTRAVERS, George Selwyn
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFlour mill hand
Address71 Wilson Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 4"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinFather, R D Travers, Mount Somers, Canterbury
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
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
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Robert David and Matilda Elizabeth Travers, Mt Somers, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

War service: 361 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Age at death23
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22013130

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