George Alfred Cookson VALENTINE

Regimental number9/225
Date of birth10 November 1889
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressMoa Flat
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 5"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinHalf brother, Reuben Jane, Moa Flat via Heriot
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMilton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 9 August 1915.

War service: 361 days (of which 321 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22014821

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