Regimental number | 39362 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | New South Wales, Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cook |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs G H Tyler, 732 Cumberland Street, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 June 1917, and posted to 14th Company. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 24 August 1917; transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 25 August 1917; to 53rd General Hospital, Bouloge, 26 August 1917 (trench fever); to England, 6 September 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 6 September 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Briton', 24 December 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness [trench fever] contracted on Active Service), 14 March 1919. War service: 2 years 147 days (of which 1 year 348 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Parents: Thomas Francis (b. England) and Susan (b. New South Wales) TYLER |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 38 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |